as in beautiful
very pleasing to look at
a knockout sports car that's the talk of the neighborhood
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as in daze
a temporary state of unconsciousness
The trainer splashed cold water on the boxer to bring him out of his knockout.
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as in queen
an attractive woman
The cosmetics company wants a model who's a real knockout.
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as in beauty
something very good of its kind
The band's new album is a knockout.
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as in to wear
to use up all the physical energy of
the entire staff knocked itself out getting the project finished on time
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Recent Examples of knockout
André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2023
Every previous fight was decided by knockout, technical knockout or unanimous decision.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2023
Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Set the scene Standing at attention on the corner of 29th and Madison is the Beaux-Arts knockout Hotel Seville NoMad—formerly, the James.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Dec. 2025
Reuters 7 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
They have been knocked out in the third round three years in a row.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Addison Rae added to the ever-growing list of knockout vintage Y2K, donning a wrap skirt from Roberto Cavalli’s spring 2000 collection.
—André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2023
Every previous fight was decided by knockout, technical knockout or unanimous decision.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2023
Noun
That team advanced to the knockout stage but was eliminated by the Netherlands, who lost to eventual champion Argentina in the round of 16.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Set the scene Standing at attention on the corner of 29th and Madison is the Beaux-Arts knockout Hotel Seville NoMad—formerly, the James.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Dec. 2025
Verb
The crash came just over a week after Joshua knocked out American social media star Jake Paul in the sixth round of a bout in Miami.
—Reuters 7 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
They have been knocked out in the third round three years in a row.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knockout
Adjective
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This is the beautiful thing about high school soccer.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
22 Jan. 2026
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The cold was biting at that hour, and people hurried about, thinking of autumn—a season as bitter and disagreeable as a sour apple that could nonetheless hold a beautiful day or two in store before the freeze set in, a sudden blue sky washed clean by the wind or rain.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Now the state, if not region, is in a daze.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
18 Jan. 2026
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The morning after Maduro was captured, as the sun rose over the mountains at the edge of the city, people had stepped out of their homes in a daze.—
Armando Ledezma,
New Yorker,
14 Jan. 2026
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Soundman Loch Townsend coolly exposed the film and handed the reel to the queen’s panicking press secretary, who took it with relief.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Choose a deluxe cabin for the full crew, which comes with either two queen beds or a queen bed and a pull-out sofa, sleeping up to four people.—
Jenny Willden,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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An optional beauty mode can be turned on to refine a person’s appearance to create a more polished look.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Valentino runways only recently have started to feature more average sized bodies and expand their definition of beauty.—
Jye Marshall,
Fortune,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Every memory holding the sum of us—not me alone, but a nesting doll of memories, proof that someone in the world once mothered us, even if that mothering had to come from only ourselves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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And referring to yourself as my doll.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Adding onto the wear-and-tear element was that Monday’s game was a back-to-back, one caused by Saturday’s matchup being postponed to Sunday after a federal immigration agent shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday morning.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The suspect is described as a man about six feet tall, wearing a black hoodie and black pants.—
Anna McAllister,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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At the center of the fun is a drug called the Beauty, which can transform the ugliest duckling into the loveliest swan but after a while develops the unfortunate side effect described above, making hotness literal.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2026
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Which is to say, very, very lovely indeed.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Jan. 2026
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Until that point, many of Max’s scenes outside of Vecna’s prison had been in a state of unconsciousness; back in Hawkins, she’s been stuck in a two-year trance.—
Nick Remsen,
Vogue,
27 Dec. 2025
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Inspired by the American Midwest, the South Londoners’ debut album is a drifting odyssey through ambient and downtempo trance that captures the feeling of meditative drives on sprawling backroads.—
Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
19 Dec. 2025
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