knocks over

present tense third-person singular of knock over

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Recent Examples of knocks over But as much as the ratings monopoly has taken its share of knocks over the decades, it has never been supplanted as the anchor of the $70 billion-plus TV ad business. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knocks over
Verb
  • These are meant to build apprehension, but choppy editing robs the sequence of momentum.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • For Christians, the Bible is the word of God, and turning that word into short-form viral content robs it of its power.
    Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In between questions about Nineties cultural touchstones like Friends, Space Jam, Beavis and Butthead, the Spice Girls, and Sir-Mix-A-Lot — during which Kravitz racks up a lot of points and Butler downs a lot of shots — the pair also discusses working on Caught Stealing.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Over the coming months, key product drops, collection launches, new platform offering and in-store experiences, will be revealed.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • This image captured through a submarine periscope shows a hit on a sea target after a United States B-2 bomber drops a QUICKSINK bomb over the Norwegian Sea on September 3, 2025.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Knocks over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knocks%20over. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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