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as in beauties
a lovely woman
the cosmetics company wants a model who's a real knockout
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as in dreams
something very good of its kind
the band's new album is a knockout
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as in dolls
a physically attractive person
only a few of the show's cast members are real knockouts
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Recent Examples of knockouts
There are a variety of classic daifuku (mochi stuffed with red beans) to choose from, but the real knockouts here are the mochi that are themed around flowers, seasons, and small animals.
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Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
The three-year extension would see Berman oversee the league through the 2026 men’s World Cup, which the league will pause during the group stage before picking back up during the knockouts, and the 2027 women’s World Cup in Brazil.
—Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Ali retired from boxing undefeated with a perfect 24-0 professional record, including 21 knockouts, and remains a defining figure in women’s sports.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
Though Robert Redford’s Ordinary People beat Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull at the 53rd Academy Awards, both films were knockouts in their own right.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Canelo holds a record of 63-2-2 with 39 knockouts.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
In the other corner, Crawford has an undefeated 41-0 record, including 31 knockouts, and has held world championship belts in four different weight classes.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The mode uses a free-for-all scoring system, where the goal is to knock out as many Pokémon as possible, and whoever scores the most knockouts wins the match.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Sterling, 36, has 21 fights over 11 years in the UFC, with two knockouts, four submissions and nine decision victories.
—Brian Martin, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
The three-year extension would see Berman oversee the league through the 2026 men’s World Cup, which the league will pause during the group stage before picking back up during the knockouts, and the 2027 women’s World Cup in Brazil.
—Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Ali retired from boxing undefeated with a perfect 24-0 professional record, including 21 knockouts, and remains a defining figure in women’s sports.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
Though Robert Redford’s Ordinary People beat Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull at the 53rd Academy Awards, both films were knockouts in their own right.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Canelo holds a record of 63-2-2 with 39 knockouts.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
In the other corner, Crawford has an undefeated 41-0 record, including 31 knockouts, and has held world championship belts in four different weight classes.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The mode uses a free-for-all scoring system, where the goal is to knock out as many Pokémon as possible, and whoever scores the most knockouts wins the match.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Sterling, 36, has 21 fights over 11 years in the UFC, with two knockouts, four submissions and nine decision victories.
—Brian Martin, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knockouts
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Give me rather fair Nature’s beauties shed abroad to my view, and ‘twill lend a charm to everything.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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The best office chairs on Amazon can fix that, ranging from our favorite overall, Herman Miller’s Aeron Office Chair, to ergonomic beauties from Branch, Flexispot, and Haworth that come cosigned by AD staffers.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
30 Oct. 2025
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Blending Sufi classics, absurdist dreams, careful mathematical calculations and lyrical narratives, Ismailov invents an ingenious transnational poetics of love and longing for the digital age.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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The project follows the story of an undocumented immigrant who has always relied heavily on her legal daughter to get through life in America, but everything begins to change when her daughter wants to pursue her own dreams.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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Other 'KPop Demon Hunters' toys available for preorder More merchandise, including dolls, action figures, and accessories, will be available for retail in Spring 2026, according to an announcement on Netflix's website.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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The book—published on this fateful day by American Girl, the company that had long furnished me with the beloved plastic dolls and accompanying literature that taught me simplistic and sanitized stories about our nation’s history—was called The Care and Keeping of You.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Her illustrious career saw her play politicians, mothers and queens.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Nov. 2025
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High above Rio de Janeiro's coastline, he was given the keys to the city by Mayor Eduardo Paes — an honor usually reserved for the kings and queens of the famous carnival.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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Strikes on power plants, transmission lines, and substations have caused frequent and widespread blackouts in recent weeks.—
Suriya Jayanti,
Time,
10 Nov. 2025
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Even without the blackouts, two price hikes by YouTube TV in less than two years caused about 500,000 subscribers to cancel, according to an estimate last June by veteran industry analyst Craig Moffett.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
9 Nov. 2025
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In 2018, however, the postcranial bones popped up in a collection of tens of thousands.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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At the same time, food aid was delayed for tens of millions of people as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits were caught up in legal battles related to the shutdown.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
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This period also saw Husain exploring female forms, including images of Hindu goddesses like Durga and Lakshmi, sometimes in suggestive or erotic poses.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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These goddesses were no feminists.—
Vanessa Taylor,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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DarkSky International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and protecting the night sky, has identified some of the best spots for witnessing the wonders of the cosmos across the island country.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Nov. 2025
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Inomata and his colleagues also believe that the site would have been built by willing participants, not compulsory labor used to construct many ancient wonders such as Egypt’s pyramids and later Maya cities.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Knockouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knockouts. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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