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mowed (down)

verb

past tense of mow (down)

as in slaughtered

to kill on a large scale machine guns mowed down the advancing troops without mercy

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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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This was painting a bright red bullseye on the hog that was soon to be slaughtered.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Although scarce documentation has left a wide range of estimates, as many as 2 million people are said to have been slaughtered in communal massacres during this exodus.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

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Russia’s air defenses downed 203 Ukrainian drones from late Thursday through early Friday, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Advertisement Allie and Owen run into each other early on, and the sparks fly, but only until Owen—who downed two quick kamikazes in the wake of his girlfriend’s announcement—nearly barfs all over Allie’s dainty shoes.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 5 Aug. 2026

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In an effort to starve the Native Americans of the Great Plains, white settlers massacred many millions of North American buffalo between 1870 and 1890, piling the animals’ skulls into monstrous mounds reaching up to the sky.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
At least 100,000 Poles were massacred by the UPA.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2026

Definition of massacred

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The Justice Department returned the phone in May, hinting that the investigation would be dropped, the Associated Press reported.

— Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Two people were arrested, but charges were dropped pending the outcome of the internal review after complaints about the use of force.

— Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

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Firefighters knocked down several new blazes Friday, and officials warned crews not to grow complacent during mop-up.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
The incident was captured live on YES Network and showed Duluc getting knocked down before eventually getting back to her feet, according to the complaint.

— Madison Lambert, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026

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