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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
The show featured Persephone defending her CMLL World Women's Championship against Tessa Blanchard, a one-time CMLL tag-team champion and former Total Nonstop Action (TNA) world champion and knockouts champion.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Mansour, 25, is 6-0 with two knockouts.
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
And at Euro 2020, Kane started sluggishly, finding his form in the knockouts, but then looked spent by the time of the final against Wembley.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
The 6-foot-5 Fundora (24-1-1, 16 knockouts) used his nine-inch height and reach advantage to pepper Thurman (31-2, 23 KOs) with a series of hard lefts and combinations.
—ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
The 32 teams played in eight groups of four—the 16 teams that qualified from this stage then played a second group stage followed by knockouts.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Mar. 2026
The top two teams from each of the tournament’s four pools have advanced to the quarterfinals, where the tournament shifts to single elimination knockouts on the way to the championship game on Tuesday at loanDepot park.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
The 37-year-old has been in the octagon more than a couple of dozen times and holds the record for the most knockouts in the UFC lightweight division.
—Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
Seigo Yuri Akui Seigo Yuri Akui (21-2-1 with 11 knockouts) is riding an 11-fight winning streak heading into this week’s title unification matchup.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Mansour, 25, is 6-0 with two knockouts.
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
And at Euro 2020, Kane started sluggishly, finding his form in the knockouts, but then looked spent by the time of the final against Wembley.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
The 6-foot-5 Fundora (24-1-1, 16 knockouts) used his nine-inch height and reach advantage to pepper Thurman (31-2, 23 KOs) with a series of hard lefts and combinations.
—ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
The 32 teams played in eight groups of four—the 16 teams that qualified from this stage then played a second group stage followed by knockouts.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Mar. 2026
The top two teams from each of the tournament’s four pools have advanced to the quarterfinals, where the tournament shifts to single elimination knockouts on the way to the championship game on Tuesday at loanDepot park.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
The 37-year-old has been in the octagon more than a couple of dozen times and holds the record for the most knockouts in the UFC lightweight division.
—Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
Seigo Yuri Akui Seigo Yuri Akui (21-2-1 with 11 knockouts) is riding an 11-fight winning streak heading into this week’s title unification matchup.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knockouts
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This recipe calls for a whopping 6 cups of those blue beauties, and the taste pay-off is huge.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
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With more than ninety works, the galleries are thronged with beauties, many of whom refuse to be pinned down to a gender.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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The program has accumulated nearly $80 million to support their college and career dreams.—
Debra-Ellen Glickstein,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
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For aspiring writers scrolling through deal announcements on industry sites or social media, those vague labels can fuel both dreams and misconceptions.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
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For Panaro's home, Bruno’s interior design strategy—which took inspiration from Russian nesting dolls—wasn’t just about optimizing square footage.—
Ludovica Stevan,
Architectural Digest,
21 Apr. 2026
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From Hot Wheels to toy dolls, each item is handpicked and carefully listed online by Cameron himself.—
Conor McGill,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Two Drag Race queens, Bob and Jinkx, have made it to Broadway.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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Open to the public from Tuesday through Sunday, the installation will invite visitors to interact with the pieces of the game, which have been reimagined with the brand’s iconography, including queens with crowns inspired by Clive Christian’s signature perfume bottles.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Pakistan is dealing with regular blackouts.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
19 Apr. 2026
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When Iran effectively closed it in February, the impact on the global economy was immediate; Asia and Europe faced blackouts and rationing, and fertilizer supplies tightened, threatening crop yields.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
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These markets, which now amass tens of billions of dollars in bets every month, are a dangerous expansion of gambling.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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But a radioactive cloud was wafting across Europe, setting off alarms in a Swedish laboratory nearly seven hundred miles away and slowly sickening tens of thousands of people.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Superbloom Tour will be filled with celebration, dancing, theatre, cowboys and goddesses and of course a LOT of singing.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
15 Apr. 2026
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Over the course of Egyptian history hundreds of gods and goddesses were worshipped.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Brother Rice’s Nolan Ramoley never looks back or even wonders what might have been.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Canada delivers natural wonders alongside urban energy.—
Lauren Schuster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Knockouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knockouts. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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