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
  • The storm pushed homes off their foundations, destroyed roads and downed communications lines in some of the most rural areas of the state, including the Alaska Native Villages of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
  • India has never confirmed the number and had initially vociferously denied any of its jets were downed.
    Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 18 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
  • Harvard sociologist and Assistant Professor of Public Policy Liz McKenna said that in the past, movements of this scale have succeeded in influencing social change, but that their efficacy has dropped significantly since the turn of the century.
    NPR, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
  • As part of its hiring blitz, the agency has dropped age, training and education standards and has offered recruits signing bonuses as high as $50,000.
    J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • He was knocked down nine times.
    Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Also on Tuesday, police in Providence, Rhode Island, were investigating a vehicle crash involving ICE agents, which city officials say knocked down a utility pole not far from the city center.
    Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
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“Mowed (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mowed%20%28down%29. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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