downed

verb

past tense of down
1
as in dropped
to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall downed his opponent with one stunning blow

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2
as in sipped
to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat downing slices of pizza and guzzling bottles of soda

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3
as in killed
to reject by or as if by a vote all attempts to ban indoor smoking had been downed by the town council

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Recent Examples of downed The Russian Defense Ministry said Friday that its air defenses overnight downed 646 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions, occupied Crimea, the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. — Hanna Arhirova, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026 Punter Alec Clark has downed three of his five punts inside the 20 and hasn’t punted more than twice in a game this year. — Pj Green september 29, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026 Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses downed 254 Ukrainian drones overnight. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026 The Cool Hardware Company uses Ace Hardware’s systems for those things, and if they were downed, it’d be very difficult for Smith to run his business. — Hayden Field, The Verge, 28 Sep. 2026 Ferry services on Cape Cod and in Rhode Island were disrupted, and Amtrak canceled several trains due to the weather and downed wires. — Scott Simon, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026 The Russian Defense Ministry said Monday that its air defenses overnight downed 244 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions and the waters of the Black Sea. — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026 Two Italian Eurofighter Typhoons operating under NATO command scrambled overnight and shot down a drone over Lithuania, marking the first time a drone has been downed in the Baltic nation's airspace, officials said Tuesday. — Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026 Los Angeles Fire Department has confirmed that a helicopter was downed in Chatsworth, leaving at least three people dead. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downed
  1. dropped
  2. sipped
  3. killed
  4. toppled
  5. swallowed
  6. dismissed
  7. hit
  8. drank
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  • David Hearn, the former Olympics canoeist accused of damaging Washington's Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool before prosecutors dropped the case, cannot be recharged, a judge has ruled.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In the 1980s, the UK had 18 refineries, but that has dropped to just four.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of dropped
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  • Nightcaps or pre-dinner cocktails, like a Maple Bacon Sour, can be sipped on the rooftop or in the Ivanhouse Lounge, which has 11-foot windows to take in the starry skies.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Perched like seabirds on wobbly plastic stools, leathery and liver-spotted from hours in the sun, some smoked while others sipped packets of bandung or chrysanthemum tea.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of sipped
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  • Kabul and the United Nations Mission in Afghanistan said the strikes in Helmand and Kunar provinces had killed at least 10 civilians, most of them children.
    — MUNIR AHMED, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • But is any of that enough when a Western Union telegram brings news of Aron’s death, killed in a battle in France?
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of killed
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  • Jersey Mike’s recently toppled Chick-fil-A in the 2026 study, although Chick-fil-A’s score was unchanged from a year ago.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The tent is still at capacity, only one cake has toppled over, and the viewing public is still sizing up the show’s newest judge, Nigella Lawson.
    — Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of toppled
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  • The squishy toys contain water beads that expand when wet, including if swallowed.
    — Eva Flowe October 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026
  • In one image, a forlorn man appears as if swallowed by a tangle of trunks and roots.
    — Erin Parish, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of swallowed
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  • Following the meeting, the president dismissed the idea of new AI rules and reiterated his view that the industry should police itself.
    — Jeff Masonand Michael Shepard Bloomberg, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Like his brother, John had at first dismissed the idea of an American being elected to the papacy.
    — Scott Detrow, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of dismissed
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  • Residential real estate prices may hit a bottom in the third quarter of 2028, the report said.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • For Fleabag and The Tourist producer Two Brothers, the show is the first hitting the international market since its parent, All3Media, was acquired by Banijay.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of hit
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  • Her legal team also presented evidence that her mother drank heavily during pregnancy, impairing Pike’s brain development and her impulse control.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 1 Oct. 2026
  • After the win came the customary celebration — another beer, poured into the championship trophy — but Laseter drank only about half before growing uneasy about how clean the trophy was and handing it to her teammate Pozdol.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of drank

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“Downed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downed. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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