Thesaurus results for KNOCKED BACK

knocked back

verb

past tense of knock back

as in sipped

to swallow in liquid form desperately thirsty, she knocked back an entire glass of water without pausing

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Recent Examples of knocked back This comes after a first bid of €46 million was knocked back once talks with Real Madrid broke down and Rodri agreed to join the Catalans. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026 This dark ability is expressed by the image of people getting knocked back, one after another, as if by a magnetic field, as the villain’s telepathic abilities jump from one host to the next. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 July 2026 There will be interest in him, as there was last summer, when Leeds knocked back at least one bid for the Dutchman. — Beren Cross, New York Times, 25 May 2026 But within seconds of being knocked back, the responding officers were back up, checking on each other and evacuating stunned residents — including several children — from the rubble of the home, the video shows. — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026 Unlike the native predators that are knocked back by drought, swamp eels are already lying in wait as water levels rise, prompting crayfish and other forage fish to repopulate the wetlands. — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 12 Mar. 2026 With ghost Rich’s help, the kids sink the dagger into the ground beneath the deadwood, and the Pennywise bird is knocked back onto the ice by a beam of light. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2025 Next door, at the nearly pitch-black bar Nothing Really Matters, a pair of court officers knocked back tomato martinis as a couple got handsy over pilsners a few seats down. — The Editors, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025 Two employees of Kentucky Truck Parts and Service, whose shop is located on the edge of the debris field, told CNN affiliate WLKY they were knocked back by the explosion. — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025

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White rum can be sipped on its own or used in a cocktail, and there are many different styles from various countries to consider.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2026
As evening fell and guests sipped drinks and ate hors d’oeuvres, John Ternus slipped into the Observatory building, an event space embedded into a meadow with a large oval window that looks out toward Apple’s main building.

— Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

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For a few days, the horse fed on the same plants and grass and drank from the rainwater collected in a puddle nearby.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
During pre-production, the group drank margaritas in Elassal’s hotel room, went on weekend outings to hockey games, even shared their biggest secrets.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026

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