as in wears
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 knocks out
As Stahl said, anytime there’s a reckless driver, the emergency pipeline collapses and knocks out water flow to the entire area.
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knocks out
Verb
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My mom is in her 60s and wears them regularly, too.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The home team usually wears colors.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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How long until Naegleria fowleri kills you?—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Queens kills it on the food front, but hotels are limited.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Additional motorsport-style heave dampers act to suppress squat and dive, giving the bespoke Pirelli Trofeo R tires a fighting chance of relaying 1,257 ft lbs of torque to the road.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The whole ordeal exhausts the mother turtle.—
Taylor Hagood,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2025
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The idea of festivals just exhausts me.—
Meg Zukin,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The watershed drains to the Wisconsin River.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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That mindset drains productivity and fulfillment at the very moment your best thinking is required.—
Renessa Boley Layne,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Knocks out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knocks%20out. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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