mowed (down)

past tense of mow (down)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mowed (down)
Verb
  • In 2022, producers slaughtered more beef cows than ever before in the USDA recordkeeping.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Her time out in the world was brief; not long after her escape, she was surrounded by police cars and taken back to the plant, where she was scheduled to be slaughtered in a few days.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 141 drones into the country, of which 132 were downed or suppressed.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Quinn Jordan and Rylie McQuade tallied two goals apiece as Sandwich (6-0) downed Nauset, 5-0.
    Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In a statement following an attack days earlier where gunmen massacred at least 40 people in the rural fishing village of Labordrie, just north of the capital, Amnesty International called on Haitian authorities to take action to protect the population.
    Ychmuth Corneille, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Principals told to stop calling police chief There was so much chaos in the minutes after the gunman entered the classrooms and massacred the children and teachers inside that school police chief Arredondo called the district’s communication chief for help.
    Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But the biggest shift was at Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, which dropped 11 spots from last year.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
  • As a result, the Royals dropped India down in the batting order.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But one simply has to appreciate the cruel irony of such a deluxe number being knocked down by a pedestrian bus rather than, say, a Rolls-Royce or a Daimler.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Kolek knocked down nearly 40 percent of his three-point attempts across his final two collegiate campaigns.
    Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Small children and elderly people can accidentally be knocked over, so give your dog space or redirect their zoomies to a safer area like a dog park.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Who doesn’t have childhood memories of arguing about Boardwalk and Park Place until the popcorn bowl got knocked over during an evening of wholesome family entertainment?
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Mowed (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mowed%20%28down%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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