mowed (down)

past tense of mow (down)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mowed (down)
Verb
  • Giving up 1,700 terrorist hostages from Israel, basically create a potential pathway to statehood, because of an invasion two years ago that slaughtered Israelis, there's a lot here that still has to play out.
    NBC news, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2025
  • In 2022, producers slaughtered more beef cows than ever before in the USDA recordkeeping.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Texans punt for the first time … but the ball is downed on the SF 1.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Report downed power lines to the police.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Advertisement There was also a growing feeling that a few more mistakes in Sweida and in coastal Latakia, where Syrian forces massacred Alawites in early March, and the world could turn against the new President.
    Hassan Hassan, Time, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Hamas massacred approximately 1,200 people in the initial assault and took more than 250 people hostage.
    Laura Kelly, The Hill, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Houston’s Kevin Durant dropped 37 points, with 16 coming at the charity stripe, but no other player on Houston’s roster scored more than 17.
    Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The loss was an unfamiliar feeling for the Dodgers, who had only dropped one game this entire postseason entering Friday.
    Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • An appeals court knocked down the fine in August but otherwise kept the case intact.
    Surina Venkat, The Hill, 24 Oct. 2025
  • You were knocked down by a bicycle on Columbus Avenue.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In another, agents knocked over and then tackled a 79-year-old car wash owner, pressing their knees into his neck and back.
    Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Emma Stone was spotted speaking with Felix from Stray Kids, but both jumped when a crowd of guests knocked over one of the metal chairs — despite security’s best efforts to protect the central table.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 30 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 Oct. 2025.

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