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Recent Examples of KO
Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Chander wins in over 3.5 rounds (+500) Pimblett wins by KO/TKO/DQ in under 2.5 rounds (+400)
Diego Lopes wins in over 2.5 rounds (+900)
Check for more boosts for the NBA on Sunday.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
In early 2025, Subway bid farewell to Coke (KO) in favor of its new beverage supplier, Pepsi (PEP).
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2025
It is being argued again that conservative voters would find the head of the MFA more palatable than the current KO candidate, Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Saturday’s five-bout card at Sycuan will feature San Diego’s Jonny Mansour (3-0,1 KO).
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Joshua most recently lost to Daniel Dubois by KO in Sep. 2024 and lost a chance at securing the IBF heavyweight title.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
After another first-round KO/TKO win against Raimond Magomedaliev, White awarded the star lightweight with a contract.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
The final moments of the viral KO defeat to Holloway, in which the two fighters went blow-for-blow in the waning moments before Holloway sent Gaethje to the canvas with one second left, is the unhinged hostility that Gaethje wants to summon on Saturday.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2025
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In fact, Coca-Cola stock (NYSE: KO) has recently reversed its short-term downtrend, suggesting there may be further upside ahead.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Chander wins in over 3.5 rounds (+500) Pimblett wins by KO/TKO/DQ in under 2.5 rounds (+400)
Diego Lopes wins in over 2.5 rounds (+900)
Check for more boosts for the NBA on Sunday.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
In early 2025, Subway bid farewell to Coke (KO) in favor of its new beverage supplier, Pepsi (PEP).
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2025
It is being argued again that conservative voters would find the head of the MFA more palatable than the current KO candidate, Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Saturday’s five-bout card at Sycuan will feature San Diego’s Jonny Mansour (3-0,1 KO).
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Joshua most recently lost to Daniel Dubois by KO in Sep. 2024 and lost a chance at securing the IBF heavyweight title.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
After another first-round KO/TKO win against Raimond Magomedaliev, White awarded the star lightweight with a contract.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
The final moments of the viral KO defeat to Holloway, in which the two fighters went blow-for-blow in the waning moments before Holloway sent Gaethje to the canvas with one second left, is the unhinged hostility that Gaethje wants to summon on Saturday.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for KO
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The deflection on Steph Catley’s knockdown gave her even less time to react, but the striker adjusted instinctively to give her side the lead on aggregate.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang took control of Farfetch at a knockdown price of $500 million at the end of 2023.—
Sandra Salibian,
WWD,
21 Mar. 2025
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Name: Josh Wynder Club: Benfica Position: Defender Appearances (all competitions): 1 The 19-year-old celebrated a landmark in his promising Benfica career by making his senior bow for the Portuguese giants in the nation’s top knockout cup competition last week.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The new knockout mode adds a competitive edge, requiring racers to place within a range to advance through multiple race legs.—
Eammonn Dignam,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Workman, a Rule 5 draft pick, didn’t have many chances to knock out a hit to that point.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2025
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The crash temporarily knocked out power to the traffic lights at the intersection.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
14 Apr. 2025
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Only a small percentage of those players could survive Tyson's flurry of instant-knockdown uppercuts and emerge victorious with the undisputed World Video Boxing Association championship.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
9 Feb. 2025
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In Salt Lake, that’s the equivalent of an uppercut to the chin.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
29 Jan. 2025
Verb
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By Saturday afternoon, more than 800 trees had been knocked over and nearly 7,000 people had been evacuated in Beijing, the state media reported.—
John Yoon,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Eight train cars were knocked over, widespread tree damage was recorded and homes were found with roof damage, a report from the weather service said.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Over the past few months, videos of China’s humanoid robots performing bike rides, roundhouse kicks and side flips have blown up the internet, often amplified by state media as a key potential driver of economic growth.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2025
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My father would drive me to the Falls Road roundhouse where the old steam engines were arrayed in their stalls in contrast to the fast and sleek new trains at the nearby Pennsylvania and Mount Royal stations.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Mar. 2025
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Related article Damage to ancient Hadrian’s Wall confirmed after famous UK tree ‘deliberately felled’ Jon Stokes, director of trees, science and research at the Tree Council, said in the trust’s statement that ancient oaks can live up to 1,000 years.—
Olivia Kemp,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2025
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In some scenes of the film, the relationship remains much closer as in Myanmar, where loggers use elephants to move giant trees felled for timber.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Push your hips back and bend your knees to lower down, keeping your chest up and core engaged.—
Jordan Smith,
SELF,
14 Apr. 2025
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Adding to the misery was the bleak announcement before Saturday’s game when Venable revealed outfielder Austin Slater had torn the meniscus in his right knee Friday while stretching.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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“KO.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/KO. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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