kayoed

Definition of kayoednext
past tense of kayo

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for kayoed
Verb
  • In Kyiv, three people were injured, and the heating was knocked out in 2,806 residential apartment buildings in four districts across the capital after Russian strikes hit an energy infrastructure facility, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said.
    Reuters, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Because of Jesse, the Democratic Party changed its rules, ending the winner-take-all distribution of delegates during presidential primaries, which meant underdogs and outsiders like Bill Clinton or Bernie Sanders could stay competitive and build momentum instead of getting knocked out early.
    CBS News, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Too many people, particularly those in my age group, have been felled by a cold that morphed into pneumonia, or a UTI that landed them in the hospital, or a simple stumble on a floor mat that resulted in surgery and months of physical therapy.
    Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Using drone surveys to map the forest canopy, the team tested how views might shift if certain trees were felled, inching toward a location that felt both deliberate and deferential to the land.
    Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The snowstorms have revealed a selfishness that has floored me.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • But Trump has already floored the accelerator and driven off the cliff.
    Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • According to preliminary data, air defense systems downed 19 missiles and 453 drones with hits from 9 missiles and 26 strike drones recorded at 22 locations.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Once a gold rush boomtown, Oatman was largely abandoned when the gold miners downed their pickaxes and skipped town—leaving behind a herd of long-eared burros.
    Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • One of the vehicles that was hit was pushed onto the median and knocked over a steel traffic signal, the post said.
    La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
  • In five minutes, the pots and flares had been knocked over and put out.
    Doris DeCleene, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • After the penalty call, and a couple of seconds after play had been stopped, Morgan Geekie skated behind Clifton and leveled him with a cross-check, which ignited a small melee.
    Josh Yohe, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The fire leveled Bolding’s parents’ house off Lake and the home of one of Molina’s close relatives.
    Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The message was accompanied by a graphic depicting senior Iranian clerics being toppled as dominoes.
    CBS News, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Conditions in the country have deteriorated rapidly since the US toppled former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, Cuba’s main benefactor at the time of his capture.
    Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Kayoed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kayoed. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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