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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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That is the most in modern history, more than in 2018, the last time Republicans got slaughtered in the midterm election.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026 -
But news of Anthropic testing its most powerful AI model yet slaughtered enterprise software stocks Friday.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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Jonny Brodzinski scored twice, Adam Sykora scored his first goal and Dylan Garand made 27 saves for his first NHL win as the New York Rangers downed the Chicago Blackhawks 6-1 on Friday night.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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In other action around the league, the Utah Royals held on for a 2-1 victory over the Boston Legacy; and the Portland Thorns downed the Kansas City Current 2-0.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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But in places where criminal groups are more present than law enforcement, nearly every vigilante movement that has emerged in recent history has either been coopted by rival cartels or massacred.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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But vigilante movements in Mexico historically get co-opted by rival cartels or massacred, creating a dangerous spiral that could worsen after recent cartel leadership deaths.—
Megan Janetsky,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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With Saturday’s loss, the Royals (0-2) dropped the series to the Braves.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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Instead, the Hornets dropped into 10th place.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Mar. 2026
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Evans started the final round 0 for 3, then knocked down 18 of the final 22 shots from beyond the arc.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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Kempe knocked down Nicolas Hague’s feeble clearing attempt, which was picked off by Artemi Panarin.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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See where tornadoes touched down, hail sizes reported, trees knocked over and roads closed due to flooding.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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One of the vehicles that was hit was pushed onto the median and knocked over a traffic signal.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Mowed (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mowed%20%28down%29. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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