Thesaurus results for KNOCKING OVER

knocking over

verb

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present participle of knock over

as in robbing

to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully he knocked over six convenience stores before getting caught

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as in downing

to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall knocked me over trying to get out the door

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Recent Examples of knocking over Bess finally blurted out, gesticulating and knocking over her glass of wine just as Sam opened a new bottle. —

Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026 Coach Travis Steele screamed at the officials at halftime, knocking over a speaker on his way off the court and picking up a technical foul. —

Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026 When—and why—laughter works In the study, Sezer and her colleagues ran six experiments involving more than 3,000 participants who read about other people’s embarrassing mishaps, like dramatically knocking over a glass in a restaurant or enthusiastically waving at the wrong person. —

Angela Haupt, Time, 27 Feb. 2026 Jascoco The cows stampeded into a neighborhood, knocking over mailboxes, trampling fences, and bumping into cars as they were being chased. —

Julie Sharp, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026 Again, the bots were not always gainly—one viral video showed a humanoid veering off a running track and knocking over a human spectator—but the atmosphere was one of dynamism and experimentation. —

James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025 The teaser opens with the good boy knocking over and breaking a glass bottle, then peeing on a newspaper declaring Superman’s triumph over Lex Luthor. —

Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025 Attendees could try their hand at knocking over tin cans, throwing lassos and a ring toss. —

Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025 They can be seen knocking over display cases, smashing glass and stuffing goods for sale into large black garbage bags. —

Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025

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The disease affects nerves in the brain and spinal cord, robbing a person of their ability to walk, breathe and often speak.

— Juana Summers, NPR, 11 Mar. 2026
Advocates say that level of disenrollment will sharply diminish the state’s health care system as a whole, by robbing hospitals and clinics of revenue.

— Andrew Graham March 9, Sacbee.com, 10 Mar. 2026