1
as in bumped
to come into usually forceful contact with something
my knee knocked against the table leg when I tried to get up quickly
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as in hit
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
threatened to knock him upside the head if he didn't do as he was told
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as in blamed
to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of
hey, don't knock it until you've tried it
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Recent Examples of knocked
Ismael Saibari knocked a right-footed shot from the center of the box, with an assist from Hakimi.
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Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
Neighbors knocked on her door to help her leave with her mother.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
Leon said the quake knocked frames off the walls and bottles off the shelves in the restaurant and the stockroom next door.
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ABC News,
24 June 2026
At Club Calpella Restaurant, located a few miles south of the epicenter, employee Bri Leon said the shaking knocked bottles from shelves.
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Sofia Williams,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Well, Milt Okun was also John Denver’s musical director, so the access to the material, once again, came almost as easily as our access to Dylan’s material, and Mary just knocked it out of the park.
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Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2026
The crash sent all four people flying into the water, including Vargas, who was knocked unconscious.
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Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2026
If the 348 was one of the few forgettable Ferraris, its successor knocked it out of the park with peerless styling, an exotic five-valve-per-cylinder V-8, and a quantum leap in performance.
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Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
There was Peninsula, which had knocked Harvard-Westlake from the playoffs during their freshman year.
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Gqlshare,
Daily News,
17 June 2026
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
Neighbors knocked on her door to help her leave with her mother.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
Leon said the quake knocked frames off the walls and bottles off the shelves in the restaurant and the stockroom next door.
—
ABC News,
24 June 2026
At Club Calpella Restaurant, located a few miles south of the epicenter, employee Bri Leon said the shaking knocked bottles from shelves.
—
Sofia Williams,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Well, Milt Okun was also John Denver’s musical director, so the access to the material, once again, came almost as easily as our access to Dylan’s material, and Mary just knocked it out of the park.
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Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2026
The crash sent all four people flying into the water, including Vargas, who was knocked unconscious.
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Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2026
If the 348 was one of the few forgettable Ferraris, its successor knocked it out of the park with peerless styling, an exotic five-valve-per-cylinder V-8, and a quantum leap in performance.
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Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
There was Peninsula, which had knocked Harvard-Westlake from the playoffs during their freshman year.
—
Gqlshare,
Daily News,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knocked
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Apple bumped its prices across much of its product lineup today, in some cases adding hundreds of dollars to the cost of a new Macintosh.
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The 24-year-old scored twice before the end of the first half, which bumped him up to 11 career goals across 28 international caps.
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Against Cardinals’ starting pitcher Matthew Liberatore, the Braves mustered just one hit and one run through five innings of an eventual 5-3 loss.
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Thomas had hit a leadoff double, but Michael Massey, Salvador Perez and John Rave failed to drive him in.
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In Guadalajara, South Korea’s opening day win against Czech Republic was headlined by empty seats, which FIFA blamed on several fans watching the game from the stadium concourses.
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Officials directly blamed the unrest on severe staffing shortages.
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Moments later, police say Carvahlo slammed head-on into a Chevy Cruze being driven by a Haverhill man in his 20s.
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My jaw was slack, my eyes were slammed shut, and my tongue hung out, touching the ground.
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Wyatt-Hodge, who launched the tournament two weeks ago with a century against Sri Lanka, smacked a 32-ball fifty.
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Curtis Mead smacked a pinch two-run homer to give Washington a 4-3 lead in the sixth.
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The program posed a massive political problem for Mamdani, who’s been criticized by both his allies and opponents for his stance.
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While state studies have criticized the state’s education governance model, voters have rejected at least four attempts dating back to 1928 to reform the position.
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Soon, the players on the field joined in, sitting down and rowing as captain Martin Ødegaard banged a large drum.
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Against Senegal, the horn was blown by a Norway fan while the team’s captain, Martin Odegaard, banged the drum to coordinate the rowing motion.
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The Republican president has slapped his image and name on buildings, torn down storied structures, altered others, started massive construction projects and deployed armed military personnel.
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Emmanuel shook his dreadlocks in disbelief, pointed to the sky, dropped to one knee and slapped the concrete three times.
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“Knocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knocked. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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