1
as in to slaughter
to kill on a large scale
machine guns mowed down the advancing troops without mercy
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2
as in to down
to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall
the crowd rushing in for the sale mowed down the poor clerks standing at the front entrance
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Before openly slaughtering thousands of protesters last month, Iran’s leaders had rejected chance after chance to improve the lives of their own people.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
26 Feb. 2026 -
The association is everything enterprise software, which has been slaughtered of late.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2026
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The fatal shooting comes just one day after the 30-year anniversary of when the Cuban military downed two planes belonging to the Cuban-American humanitarian organization Brothers to the Rescue over the waters north of Havana, killing four.—
Hira Humayun,
CNN Money,
25 Feb. 2026
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Eastwood downed Wolfforth Frenship 55-43 on Tuesday.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Feb. 2026
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In late December, mass protests erupted across Iran, leading security forces to massacre thousands of people over the course of several days in January.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2026
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Hamas fighters swept across the border fence from Gaza and massacred more than 1,000 people.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2026
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For the past several seasons, Probst has hosted a companion podcast, On Fire With Jeff Probst, which ordinarily drops weekly episodes that recap each episode of the CBS reality competition show.—
Staff Author,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Feb. 2026
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Last weekend, Coastal Carolina beat VCU twice while dropping a decision to Illinois.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
28 Feb. 2026
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Many of the units are small, and rehabilitation will mean extensive work, knocking down walls to create the larger apartments that young families need.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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Nolan Traoré provided an early spark, gliding into the paint for a soft floater over Wembanyama before knocking down a 3-pointer, but Brooklyn needed more from everyone else.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Bess finally blurted out, gesticulating and knocking over her glass of wine just as Sam opened a new bottle.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
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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
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Too many people, particularly those in my age group, have been felled by a cold that morphed into pneumonia, or a UTI that landed them in the hospital, or a simple stumble on a floor mat that resulted in surgery and months of physical therapy.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Using drone surveys to map the forest canopy, the team tested how views might shift if certain trees were felled, inching toward a location that felt both deliberate and deferential to the land.—
Leonora Epstein,
Architectural Digest,
27 Feb. 2026
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There are also peel-and-stick tiles designed for flooring.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
27 Feb. 2026
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Purchase a repair kit that matches your laminate flooring manufacturer that matches the color and design of your floor.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Mow (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mow%20%28down%29. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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