KEELED Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

keeled

verb

past tense of keel

as in collapsed

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Eons ago a star up to 30 times the mass of our sun collapsed and perished, forming a black hole.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
After reaching a grassy area between the lot and East Seminary Drive, Holt collapsed.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of collapsed

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So by the time Max was 3 years old, he was already plopped into a kid kart inside the speedway’s shipping and receiving warehouse while being pulled around with a bungee cord tied to the front bumper.

— Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
When the final whistle blew, defender Auston Trusty grabbed the match ball and plopped it in Sullivan’s arms, knowing its significance.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

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Griess, the superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks, said the 430 trees that were felled were not identified as hazardous or raising safety concerns.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Yet trees that took a millennium to grow can be felled in under an hour.

— Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of fell

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Catcher Patrick Bailey then walked to force in a run and Seymour plunked Angel Martinez to force in another.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
The bottoms are basically Molly’s baseball cap, which looks like a dome with a bill just plonked onto it, and Shannon’s wings, which the judges say are just a gingerbread cookie with some icing on it.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of plunked

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The wind toppled some trees and sent signs flying and garbage cans rolling down streets.

— Rob Gillies, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Then, SpaceX’s June offering toppled that statistic, raising more than $85 billion (registration required), including the greenshoe, underscoring the scale of investor demand.

— Jeff Jacobs, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of toppled

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Shares of CoreWeave plunged 10% on Thursday, extending their monthly decline to 36%, while Australia's NextDC tumbled nearly 40% on Wednesday after cutting its earnings forecast.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
The chorus broke open with two major chords, and the two people fumbled their way down the hall in the story while the musical progression tumbled downward, along with the protagonist’s self-respect.

— Tom Roland, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2026

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