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mows (down)

verb

present tense third-person singular of mow (down)

as in slaughters

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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When a wandering wolf threatens his fragile peace and slaughters his flock, Gaspard, blinded by rage, embarks on a perilous quest for vengeance — one that will lead him to the farthest reaches of his sorrow and guilt.

— Kevin Giraud, Variety, 22 June 2026
And then there is a gory massacre scene from the original Camp Miasma, in which Little Death (played by TV Glow‘s Jack Haven) slaughters dozens of unlucky campers to a highly unusual, anachronistic hit song from the 1990s.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026

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Springtown takes edge in 7-4A race, downs Decatur Springtown got the inside track on the District 7-4A championship after beating Decatur 4-2 in 8 innings on Monday night at Decatur High School.

— Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2026
Greene downs it, throws the kid his jersey, smiles, and all is right with the world.

— Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026

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Fortunately for Sacramento and Modesto, that is not quite the case later this week and weekend as the Delta breeze returns and drops high temps into the 90s.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
If the battery capacity drops below 80% during the first four years of owning your phone, Xiaomi will replace it for free.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

Definition of drops

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In addition to the characters, the set features two love notes and a flowerpot, which Derpy Tiger notoriously knocks over.

— Greta Cross, USA Today, 16 June 2026
But as much as the ratings monopoly has taken its share of knocks over the decades, it has never been supplanted as the anchor of the $70 billion-plus TV ad business.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2025

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