keeled

past tense of keel

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for keeled
Verb
  • After the state distributor Embrafilme was dismantled in 1990, national production nearly collapsed, silencing a generation of filmmakers.
    Lise Pedersen, Variety, 12 Oct. 2025
  • As for that Oregon-Penn State game, the Nittany Lions have full-on collapsed since Drew Allar’s OT interception gave the Ducks what looked like an impressive victory.
    Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • His mother found him, crumpled on the floor of his acupuncture studio, in a pool of blood.
    Dateline NBC, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Of course Swift’s legion of devotees would scoff at the notion that their heroine was anything but a pop goddess, their very own Glinda the Good Witch sent to comfort with lyrical poetry and aid crumpled hearts.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The white-domed arena, now gray with age and grime, didn’t resemble its namesake so much as a spaceship, a Starship Enterprise plopped amid high-rises.
    Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The Eagles plopped a second helping of victory on our plate.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This was the club felled by Pete Alonso’s shocking home run last autumn.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • However, the miniature accessories didn’t seem to stop a group of humans from felling and butchering the elephant.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Keller then plunked two consecutive batters, forcing manager Craig Counsell to bring in Andrew Kittredge, who retired the next two to get the save and send the Cubs to the Division Series.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Finally, with his 27th pitch, Miller plunked leadoff hitter Michael Busch with a slider.
    Dennis Lin, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Continue reading … LOCKED IN LA – Mexican Mafia 'command structure' toppled as FBI swoops in on violent California gang.
    , FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Eighteen days later, on September 11, Pinochet played a leading role in the Coup that toppled Allende, who committed suicide in the Moneda Palace, the home of the presidency.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Twenty yards melting into history, Martin tumbled forward and rose grinning, his team’s fake punt gamble striking gold.
    Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Levi Strauss tumbled 7% in premarket trading despite beating Wall Street’s expectations for earnings and guidance.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That, five centuries earlier, Leif Ericson slipped over to North America and established Vinland.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The Bills slipped last week to their division opponents and suffered their first loss of the season.
    Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Keeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keeled. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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