1
as in to slaughter
to kill on a large scale
machine guns mowed down the advancing troops without mercy
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2
as in to down
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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The alien’s plan is the same across the first three of the movie’s four segments: Let the humans slaughter each other, and then ambush the last — and presumably strongest — warrior standing as a test of its own skill as a hunter.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
5 June 2025 -
The Romans slaughtered the native inhabitants, thereby bringing a sudden violent end to the Iron Age.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
31 May 2025
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Many of the trees downed by the storm are usable, according to Johnny Evans, owner of Evens Lumber Co. in Manchester, Tennessee.—
Asher Redd,
FOXNews.com,
29 May 2025
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Russian air defenses downed 296 Ukrainian drones over 13 Russian regions late Tuesday and early Wednesday, Russia's Defense Ministry said, in what appeared to be one of the biggest Ukrainian drone assaults of the war.—
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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Sophie was working as a laundress at a federal boarding school in Pine Ridge when federal troops massacred some 250 Native people at nearby Wounded Knee in 1890.—
Smithsonian Magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
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When civil war broke out in Libya in the wake of the 2011 Arab Spring, the U.S. and European countries launched an air war against Libya to prevent Gaddafi from massacring opponents of his government.—
Faisal Kutty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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Prosecutors say Read backed into O’Keefe with her Lexus SUV in a drunken rage after dropping him off at the home for a house party and then left him to die outside during a historic blizzard.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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The Dodgers stacked the infield with five players, leaving left field open — and that’s where Arenado hit the ball, dropping it just inside the foul line to score Barrero.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 May 2025
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Remember, Sheppard has knocked down two 3-pointers in two of Indiana's last five games, and both those performances came in games where Nesmith was at full strength.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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During one detention in a New Hampshire court, the agents who tackled and arrested a Venezuelan man also knocked over a bystander walking with a cane.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
7 May 2025
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Give them about 2 feet of space in a warm, sheltered spot where they won't be knocked over by the wind.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2025
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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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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
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“Mow (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mow%20%28down%29. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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