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as in slaughtered
to kill on a large scale
machine guns mowed down the advancing troops without mercy
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as in downed
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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And almost all of them are being slaughtered.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
1 Mar. 2026 -
Othram often works with law enforcement agencies to help solve crimes, including creating the profile for Bryan Kohberger, the man who slaughtered four University of Idaho students in 2022.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
23 Feb. 2026
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Report downed power lines to the police.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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Kaitlyn Pepin and Phoenix Philbrick poured in 16 points each, while Maddie Smith had 13 points (two three-pointers in the fourth) as Westford downed Newton North, 64-50.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
28 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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Today Iranians are mourning thousands of their fellow citizens who were massacred during savage crackdowns on recent protests in Iran.—
Ramin Jahanbegloo,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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His prosecution has sparked outrage on social media and prompted several petitions calling for the charges against him to be dropped, including one signed by more than 380,000 people.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dropped the hammer on Anthropic Friday for denying the military ‘unobstructed’ access to its AI models.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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Days ago, the Supreme Court knocked down most of his tariffs, which have been central to his economic policy.—
Amber Phillips,
Washington Post,
25 Feb. 2026
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Sayler Peck finished with 7 points and Cece Davis knocked down a pair of 3 pointers for 6.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Feb. 2026
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In five minutes, the pots and flares had been knocked over and put out.—
Doris DeCleene,
Outdoor Life,
25 Feb. 2026
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The two masked individuals smashed through the front door with a stone and then knocked over the store's counter to steal CBD and vape products.—
Christopher DeRose,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Mowed (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mowed%20%28down%29. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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