knocked out

past tense of knock out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for knocked out
Verb
  • He was hurt, he was exhausted and knew very well the odds of his Pittsburgh Penguins qualifying for the postseason were minimal at best.
    Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Fourteen years of war have left the country desolate, and its people exhausted; millions have been displaced or were forced to become refugees.
    Raghed Waked & Justin Salhani, The Dial, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Like Mackenzie, many women realize for years that their vows had busted them down to immigrant.
    Marcia Biederman, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2025
  • His sense of invulnerability was shattered on March 27, 2017, when U.S. agents busted Veytia at a border crossing in San Diego.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
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“Knocked out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knocked%20out. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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