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mowing (down)

verb

present participle of mow (down)

as in slaughtering

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

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as in downing

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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Jason, who supposedly witnessed his mother’s killing, took up the blade, slaughtering his way through several bloody sequels.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Which is not to say there aren’t currently Black women slaughtering the pop scene right now.

— Kyle Denis, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026

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Hurricane Isaias made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane on Saturday, spawning tornadoes, destroying buildings and downing power lines across the Gulf region.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2026
Hurricane Isaias made landfall in Destin as a Category 2 storm on Friday night, bringing wind gusts of more than 110 mph to the Florida Panhandle, downing trees, scattering debris and leaving at least two people dead.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

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After dropping three of his first four games to Kansas starting in 1989, his teams won the next 11.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
Indeed, far-right leader Marine Le Pen has vowed to roll back the official retirement age to 62 and even previously suggested dropping it to as low as 60.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

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Earlier that day, at a different campaign event about 90 miles east in Canfield, a man carrying two handguns, brass knuckles, and a Taser had barreled toward Acton while yelling her name, knocking over an elderly couple in the crowd.

— Sarah Todd, STAT, 22 Sep. 2026
Even the odd chance to counter-attack went badly wrong — summed up by the sight of Ouattara almost knocking over team-mate Mikkel Damsgaard with a wayward pass.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of knocking over

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The interceptors are among the few defensive weapons capable of knocking down a ballistic missile, and Zelensky has been vocal about his constant struggle to obtain more stocks.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
As a nation, the United States is moving toward knocking down longstanding walls separating religion and government, often ruling in favor of expanding the rights of religious groups.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

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Opponents worry that the changes would mean less money getting invested in rural housing, precisely when housing affordability issues are hitting those areas the hardest.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
The look is solid, smart, elegant, hitting a summer sweet spot that means guests come back again and again.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026

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