Thesaurus results for MOWING (DOWN)

mowing (down)

verb

present participle of mow (down)

as in slaughtering

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

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as in downing

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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In the present, Kirk has to stop Reeger from wholesale slaughtering an entire planet, which involves beaming into the bowels of the ship to sabotage the ship’s phaser banks.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
Many have pointed to the pandemic for slaughtering a number of independent cinemas, but let’s face it, even with streaming easing, the format has made moviegoers more discerning about what’s worth their attention and dollars outside the home.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026

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In southeastern Connecticut and eastern Long Island, New York, gusts could be almost as strong, potentially downing tree limbs and power lines.

— Matthew Mulligan, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026
Sustained winds will reach 25–35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph, capable of downing tree limbs and causing power outages.

— Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026

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Back in the United States two weeks after dropping its Big 12 opener to Arizona State in England, Kansas crushed Middle Tennessee of Conference USA 55-0 Saturday at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
After starting 3-0 in district play in 2025, the Blue Raiders lost some steam, dropping five straight games facing a tough schedule.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2026

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Earlier that day, at a different campaign event about 90 miles east in Canfield, a man carrying two handguns, brass knuckles, and a Taser had barreled toward Acton while yelling her name, knocking over an elderly couple in the crowd.

— Sarah Todd, STAT, 22 Sep. 2026
Even the odd chance to counter-attack went badly wrong — summed up by the sight of Ouattara almost knocking over team-mate Mikkel Damsgaard with a wayward pass.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of knocking over

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Counter space is the currency of a working kitchen, and homeowners are finding a new way to buy more of it without knocking down a wall.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026
Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune Demolition crews hired by the Chicago Bears begin knocking down the grandstand at the former Arlington International Racecourse on June 16, 2023, in Arlington Heights.

— Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

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The national Democratic effort to defeat Collins kept going; now the party is spending millions on an ad hitting her for a ProPublica story about her links to a corrupt defense contractor.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Last year in Arizona, a motorcyclist was fatally injured after hitting a Waymo and being flung into the road.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

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