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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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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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Bulls make money, bears make money, and pigs get slaughtered.

— Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
In fact, some protests have started breaking out, though not at the massive scale that was seen in January, when the government slaughtered thousands in a brutal crackdown.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

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The regime has demonstrated an extreme brutality toward the population, having massacred thousands of unarmed protestors this past January.

— Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Soon after, in January, security forces massacred thousands of Iranian protesters with military-style weapons.

— Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026

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The Hornets dropped a 28-17 contest at Eastern Michigan last Saturday, a Mid-American Conference opener in which the defense led the way with a defensive touchdown and in limiting the Eagles to 69 yards rushing.

— Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Shoot days for digital productions rose 47% in the second quarter to 661 compared to the same period a year — even as the overall number of on-location shoot days dropped 13% during that period.

— Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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The column supporting the building’s front corner appeared to have been knocked down, and photos taken over the years indicated it was never replaced.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Sep. 2026
Itauma had never needed to go past the sixth round in his first 14 professional bouts and tired visibly after taking command of the early rounds, with Hrgovic absorbing a barrage of hits even after being knocked down in the second round.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of knocked down

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Thibodeaux then came over knocked over Jackson remained on the field but was replaced by Caedan Wallace on the next set of team drills.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
Video from the scene showed one car flipped on its side with debris scattered across the sidewalk and a trash can knocked over.

— Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

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