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mowed (down)

verb

past tense of mow (down)
1
as in slaughtered
to kill on a large scale machine guns mowed down the advancing troops without mercy

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2
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mowed (down)
  1. slaughtered
  2. downed
  3. massacred
  4. dropped
  5. knocked down
  6. knocked over
Verb
  • Already, in South Africa, an ostrich flock that survives bird flu would only be quarantined and rigorously tested for reinfection, not slaughtered.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Every year, live chickens are confined and slaughtered at makeshift sites on Brooklyn streets and sidewalks.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of slaughtered
Verb
  • In the day's other National Women's Soccer League matches, Gotham FC downed the Chicago Stars 3-1; and the San Diego Wave shut out Racing Louisville 2-0.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Ferry services on Cape Cod and in Rhode Island were disrupted, and Amtrak canceled several trains due to the weather and downed wires.
    — Scott Simon, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of downed
Verb
  • The people in Silo 17 were brutally massacred by the members of Silo 1.
    — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The latest planeload landed last week, four days after armed gangs massacred dozens of people in the hills above Port-au-Prince.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of massacred
Verb
  • The loss dropped Miami to 2-6 and 1-6 against the Bills over a three-year stretch.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Gen Digital is the maker of Norton 360, an antivirus software, and its shares dropped 8%.
    — Michelle Fox,Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of dropped
Verb
  • When the flames were knocked down, firefighters determined no one was injured, King said.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Brock Bowers is likely out of this game still, so the passing game gets knocked down a bit.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of knocked down
Verb
  • The Regional Parks Department said on social media that at least 10 light poles and several street signs were knocked over.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Thibodeaux then came over knocked over Jackson remained on the field but was replaced by Caedan Wallace on the next set of team drills.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of knocked over
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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. 2026.

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