KNOCKING OUT Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

knocking out

verb

Definition of knocking out next

present participle of knock out

as in wearing

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 knocking out Communities across the Upper Midwest are cleaning up after tornadoes and severe weather impacted the region over the weekend, damaging and destroying dozens of homes and knocking out power for tens of thousands. —

Chandelis Duster, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026 The two teams avoided each other last postseason, with the Oklahoma City Thunder knocking out the Nuggets on their way to the Western Conference finals. —

Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026 Strong winds capable of knocking out power and damaging or even uprooting trees are also possible as the storms blast eastward into the evening across Michigan and northern parts of Ohio and Indiana. —

Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026 Within minutes, a dark brew of sewage, industrial waste, and stormwater was rising through basements and businesses, hospitals and the central rail station, knocking out power and causing a billion dollars in damage. —

Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 Later in the decade, the Air Force deployed the more advanced BLU-114/B during the NATO bombing in the Balkans, knocking out more than 70% of Serbia’s national grid in a single night and plunging the country into darkness. —

Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026 Geekom is one of the most consistent companies in the micro PC market, reliably knocking out little rectangles packed with processing power at ultra-low prices. —

K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026 Police say that when the friend refused, Rosas punched him in the face, knocking out his tooth, and commandeered the car. —

Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026 Lake Howell beat rival Oviedo, then the region’s top-seed, Mainland, before knocking out the 2025 region champ, Tocoi Creek, in an 82-77 double-overtime game. —

Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026

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That moment came courtesy of a guy wearing a Cubs uniform, but Monday grew up in Santa Monica and delivered his spontaneous commemoration of Flag Day in the year of America’s bicentennial.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
And the University of San Francisco issued a public safety warning to students after a man wearing Ray-Ban Meta sunglasses was suspected of filming women with the intention of posting the videos online.

— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026