Thesaurus results for MOWED (DOWN)

mowed (down)

verb

past tense of mow (down)

as in slaughtered

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

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as in downed

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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Chicken looks cheaper Ranchers have sent cattle to be slaughtered, rather than keeping them to reproduce, because of the severe weather and high prices.

— Tom Polansek, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Some 2 million people, nearly a quarter of the population, were slaughtered or starved to death.

— Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 28 June 2026

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After the storm, Lake Geneva Mayor Todd Krause declared an emergency and said one person suffered minor injuries after being struck by a falling tree while downed power lines and trees blocked some streets.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Chestnut downed 66 hot dogs with buns in 10 minutes Saturday to capture the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest for the 18th time in his Major League Eating career.

— Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 4 July 2026

Definition of downed

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Immigration raids and wildfires dissuaded tourists from visiting, and even Canadian tourists who typically make up the largest number of foreign visitors to California dropped 21%.

— Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Just before the trial was set to commence in May, Lively dropped her lawsuit and settled with Baldoni and Wayfarer.

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 9 July 2026

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Carr knocked down a three on an offensive rebound for the Lakers’ first summer league points.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Many injuries were reported in Wisconsin’s Walworth County after the storm toppled trees, knocked down power lines and damaged buildings, said Tom Hausner, undersheriff for the Walworth County Sheriff’s department.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026

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