mowed (down)

past tense of mow (down)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mowed (down)
Verb
  • The Great War, however, turned death into something sudden, cruel and unknowable, as young men—often barely into adulthood—were slaughtered on the front line, their deaths reported to their families days or weeks later.
    Alice Vernon September 8, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
  • That’s why he got slaughtered in the election.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Russia's Defense Ministry, meanwhile, said its forced downed at least 103 Ukrainian drones overnight into Sunday.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Report downed power lines to the police.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Finally, the 2025 list massacred the stable of eligible plug-in hybrids.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The report said that water storage in Washington’s five reservoirs in the Yakima River Basin has dropped sharply, bringing levels, at times, to some of the lowest measured since record-keeping started in 1971.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Netflix dropped the first trailer for fantasy series The Witcher’s fourth season Saturday evening.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • To make the job a little less painful, Amazon knocked down the price of a complete leaf rake set to just $20.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2025
  • But after being knocked down by the Chiefs, Brady and the Patriots would end up winning the Super Bowl that season.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Even Sinner’s groundstroke attacks rarely knocked over the skittles in Alcaraz’s playground.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • In a TikTok video filmed by a concertgoer, the man knocked over the microphone stand before rolling onto the stage.
    Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Mowed (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mowed%20%28down%29. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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