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Recent Examples of kayo
Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2024
Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025
Now the coronavirus, which has kayoed sports across America and forced many minor league teams to furlough workers, could wind up sealing the fate of the Bees, the pride and joy of Burlington, Iowa.
—NBC News, 27 Apr. 2020
Noun
After a quick kayo in Game 1 of the ’53 World Series, in which he was removed by Dressen having given up four runs in the first inning, Erskine was at least well rested for his Game 3 start three days later.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2024
Verb
Sucker-punched by surprise storms and kayoed by hurricanes, it has been swamped, splintered and even swept out to sea on nearly a dozen occasions — always to rise from the sand for that next bout with nature.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025
Now the coronavirus, which has kayoed sports across America and forced many minor league teams to furlough workers, could wind up sealing the fate of the Bees, the pride and joy of Burlington, Iowa.
—NBC News, 27 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kayo
Noun
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Nawrocki's rival, Rafal Trzaskowski, the liberal Warsaw mayor who was standing for Tusk's ruling Civic Coalition (KO), got 49.11%, the data showed.—
Anna Magdalena Lubowicka,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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Silva is tough and hits hard, so there’s a chance the 35-year-old could pull a KO upset, but that’s a longshot value bet.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
Verb
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Still, the incident most frequently recalled began with Eddie knocking out Lorna’s gold tooth, a graduation gift from her father.—
Mark Kriegel
June 4,
Literary Hub,
4 June 2025
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The only way to knock out a bunch of the stress is to prepare well in advance—long before the season or even now as it's just getting started.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 June 2025
Noun
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Collins finished McGregor on the strength of a clipping right hand, which produced the first of three knockdowns.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Marko Arnautovic missed his knockdown, a relative sitter, and then had another goal disallowed.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Dembele’s role was crucial in the 1-0 victories away to Liverpool and Arsenal in the knockout stages, where the French side got past another Premier League team in Villa.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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Having conceded just one goal in this season’s group stages, Inter then saw off Feyenoord, Bayern Munich, and – in sensational fashion – Barcelona in the knockout stages.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
Verb
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Volleyball Alessandro Luciani floored 14 kills, pacing No. 5 Lexington (19-2) in a 3-0 Div. 1 first round win over No. 37 Medford.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2025
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After that, flooring is one of the most important things to choose.—
Sarah Sekula,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
Noun
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Another thing Eubank needs to avoid is getting reckless with his uppercuts, stepping in from distance without setting up his power punches.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
24 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
Verb
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The original rat killer Published April 25, 2007 With one quick flick of his wrist, Scott Mellanby felled a rodent and became part of South Florida sports lore.—
Jeff Kleinman,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
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As for public corruption, DePodesta noted the parade of political titans that have been felled in recent years in part due to the FBI’s work, from former governors such as Blagojevich and George Ryan to ex-Chicago Ald.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2025
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“Kayo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kayo. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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