mowing (down)

present participle of mow (down)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mowing (down)
Verb
  • Butchering an animal for meat — slaughtering cows, pigs, lambs — was an act of necessity, not pleasure.
    Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Some discussed potential restrictions included the ban of roosters, the ban of slaughtering chickens and requirements around upkeep.
    R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Then there's the mental hurdle of downing a glass of brown or yellow liquid.
    Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The junior running back rushed for a pair of touchdowns and caught another as his team recovered a fumble and recorded three interceptions en route to downing crosstown rival East Ridge 23-15 at TCO Stadium in Eagan.
    Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Yet just east of the busy Grand Canyon Village lies a stretch of road with equally jaw-dropping vistas and far fewer crowds.
    Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Though the number of uninsured motorist was decreasing during the 2010s, the COVID-19 pandemic reversed the trend, with some Americans, who were driving less often, dropping their insurance, USA TODAY reported.
    Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • They can be seen knocking over display cases, smashing glass and stuffing goods for sale into large black garbage bags.
    Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • When two people pop a small confetti cannon into the air, Speed launches himself back with a cry, knocking over the set and barely missing the cake that has his face on it.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The footage showed the elephant, which may have weighed 10,000 pounds, knocking down a female tourist into the waters with her trunk, and then briefly pinning her before giving up, the outlet reported.
    David Chiu, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Firefighters initially took a defensive stance, fighting the blaze from the outside the building to stop its spread, before knocking down the flames enough for crews to enter the business, which had its windows boarded up because of vandalism earlier in the week.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Mowing (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mowing%20%28down%29. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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