kayoed

verb

past tense of kayo
as in knocked out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kayoed
  1. knocked out
  2. felled
  3. floored
  4. downed
  5. knocked over
  6. prostrated
  7. leveled
  8. toppled
Verb
  • In that are shades of Woodstock 1994, where Green Day and the crowd flung mud at each other, and Dirnt wound up getting his front teeth knocked out by a security guard who mistook him for a fan.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
  • There will also be a new WAFCON champion this year after Cameroon knocked out 10-time champions Nigeria with a first-half free-kick goal from 19-year-old defender Maeva Nyadjou.
    — Emily Olsen, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of knocked out
Verb
  • The return to form is all the more stunning given that book sales overall are barely rising, and Amazon, which nearly felled Barnes & Noble in the 2010s, is still a threat.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Each measures 500 square feet, with its walls, ceilings, and timber beams made from pine trees felled on site.
    — Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of felled
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  • There’s also enough oomph for overtaking slower traffic, responding more like an EV whenever the accelerator is floored.
    — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Dawkins, an automobile aficionado himself, loved every second of the obstacle course, and even let out a shriek when the driver floored it over a hill at the end.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of floored
Verb
  • Russia's Defense Ministry said its forces downed at least 822 Ukrainian drones overnight.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Waitman had three punts downed inside the 20-yard line, including two inside the 10 in the first half.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of downed
Verb
  • When dogs are outside, make sure there's shade and plenty of water in a bowl that can't be knocked over.
    — Kara Finnstrom, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Trees are especially vulnerable to being knocked over from incoming gusts due to prolonged wet soil from yesterday's storm.
    — Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of knocked over
Verb
  • So is Sweden’s Yasin Ayari, who prostrated himself on the field to thank God after the first of his two goals in a victory Sunday over Tunisia — his father’s homeland.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 June 2026
  • Groypers believe that for decades America has prostrated itself to immigrants and foreign nations at the expense of its own languishing citizens.
    — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Definition of prostrated
Verb
  • Late in the second quarter, as the Giants were driving, Dart was leveled by Vikings safety Jay Ward.
    — Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • More than 12,000 homes have been destroyed and over 100 buildings have been leveled.
    — Uriel Blanco, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of leveled
Verb
  • In addition to the homes damaged on Tuesday, a semi-trailer also toppled over in Hammond because of the sheer force of the winds.
    — Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In Manizales, also within the country’s coffee growing axis, other footage showed a tower atop the city’s landmark Gothic cathedral toppled from its foundation.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of toppled
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