keeled

past tense of keel

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for keeled
Verb
  • Smith has completely collapsed.
    Michael Salfino, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Last weekend, on this same stage at Forest Hills, singer-songwriter Lola Young collapsed during her set at All Things Go.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Barkov crumpled to the ice during the team’s first full preseason practice after minor contact Thursday.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Diane pulled out a sheet from a stack of papers, and it was all crumpled up with the lyrics to the song.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 23 Sep. 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
  • Onscreen, a bridezilla sent an equivalent table soaring through a banquet hall, felling at least one chandelier.
    Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
  • They’re supposed to do fine in extreme heat and snow, though residents of other cities have had to rescue them when they’ve been felled by weather.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • He was plunked on the first pitch of his third plate appearance, prompting many boos.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • And playback will pause when the headphones detect they're being removed from the wearer's head, then resume when plonked back on.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In fewer than 48 hours, at least 22 people were killed and hundreds injured as demonstrators torched government buildings in the capital Kathmandu and toppled the prime minister.
    Kara Fox, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Republicans toppled the Democrats’ huge House majority and seized the speaker’s gavel from Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) by gaining 63 seats, mostly by running on a pro-repeal message.
    W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Saturday’s start could’ve tumbled into another painful loss.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Visits to Cracker Barrel tumbled.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Don't fret, though, because dinner can still be saved if this slipped your mind.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Gardner slipped the plateholders from his cameras as his subjects dispersed, the girl to her family, and the men to their work.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Keeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keeled. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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