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as in earned
to receive as return for effort
she's knocking down a good salary, but she has to work very hard
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2
as in dismantled
to take apart
right after the holidays the stores start to knock down the window displays
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as in downed
to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall
the overexcited dog knocked the toddler down
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as in reduced
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
they'll have to knock down the price of those televisions if they expect to sell any
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Recent Examples of knocked down
But one simply has to appreciate the cruel irony of such a deluxe number being knocked down by a pedestrian bus rather than, say, a Rolls-Royce or a Daimler.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
Kolek knocked down nearly 40 percent of his three-point attempts across his final two collegiate campaigns.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The crowds broke through a barrier and knocked down signs during the chase before tackling a passenger to the ground.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
To make the job a little less painful, Amazon knocked down the price of a complete leaf rake set to just $20.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2025
But after being knocked down by the Chiefs, Brady and the Patriots would end up winning the Super Bowl that season.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
At the same time, Rousseau gets knocked down on the edge, creating more space, Bernard gets decked to the ground by a block and Bishop changes his direction to help outside the numbers, despite having both Milano and Christian Benford in support out there.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Atlanta trailed 6-2 early, but Howard knocked down three consecutive 3-pointers to push the Dream ahead midway through the first quarter.
—Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
Theo Von was knocked down nine spots despite the comedian hosting Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Ro Khanna on his show.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
Kolek knocked down nearly 40 percent of his three-point attempts across his final two collegiate campaigns.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The crowds broke through a barrier and knocked down signs during the chase before tackling a passenger to the ground.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
To make the job a little less painful, Amazon knocked down the price of a complete leaf rake set to just $20.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2025
But after being knocked down by the Chiefs, Brady and the Patriots would end up winning the Super Bowl that season.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
At the same time, Rousseau gets knocked down on the edge, creating more space, Bernard gets decked to the ground by a block and Bishop changes his direction to help outside the numbers, despite having both Milano and Christian Benford in support out there.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Atlanta trailed 6-2 early, but Howard knocked down three consecutive 3-pointers to push the Dream ahead midway through the first quarter.
—Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
Theo Von was knocked down nine spots despite the comedian hosting Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Ro Khanna on his show.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knocked down
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Hendricks gave up three runs (two earned) in five innings, striking out eight with no walks.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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In addition, data showed those who switched to self-employment had previously earned more than peers who were paid employees, contrasting with notions that they were pushed into starting their own business.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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Stanislav Secrieru, the national security chief, said this week that police had dismantled a network linked to Russia’s military intelligence service, the GRU, which had trained over 100 Moldovans in Serbia to use violent tactics against police.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Next up for Pittsburgh will be a tough Week 4 matchup against the Minnesota Vikings, who dismantled the Cincinnati Bengals this week.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Defenders downed or suppressed 566 drones and 45 missiles, the air force said.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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Players from each team wait between the 30- and 40-yard lines for the ball to be received or downed.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Nguyen said his office has avoided fee increases and kept costs low by automating administrative tasks and incorporating new technology such as an AI chatbot, which has significantly reduced call volume.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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Researchers hypothesized that, along with the rest of her diet, this habit kept her gut microbiome resembling that of a much younger person and reduced her levels of inflammation.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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The Detroit Lions instant game launched in August, and players have won more than $7 million off the new scratch-off game, which costs $5 per ticket.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Long played one year at the school and won a Sac-Joaquin Section Division II title in 2013.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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The challenges range from data issues to a lack of clear success metrics to being disconnected from actual business challenges.—
John Walsh III,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Many young people will likely begin creating ChatGPT accounts that are disconnected from their parents, giving them private, unsupervised access to powerful tools.—
Jenna Glover,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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But the biggest shift was at Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, which dropped 11 spots from last year.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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As a result, the Royals dropped India down in the batting order.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Sep. 2025
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Production at the company’s mill grew 124 percent, but carbon emissions and electricity consumption decreased 18 percent, respectively.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Sep. 2025
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These numbers have since decreased—only 16% live in poverty and 35% of Gen Z are considered low-income as of 2023—but these numbers are still notably higher than those of millennials, Gen Xers and baby boomers.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Knocked down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knocked%20down. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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