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desperately thirsty, she knocked back an entire glass of water without pausing
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President Yoon Suk-yeol’s attempt in December to seize undue power was knocked back by lawmakers’ swift action and a surge of popular outrage.
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Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2025
People and buildings further afield will be violently knocked back.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
Cartoon critters like monkeys or pigs knocking back bottles are common.
—Anna Lee C. Iijima, Bon Appétit, 22 Jan. 2025
Newcastle knocked back an £11m bid from Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce for defender Lloyd Kelly yesterday.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2025
People and buildings further afield will be violently knocked back.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
Cartoon critters like monkeys or pigs knocking back bottles are common.
—Anna Lee C. Iijima, Bon Appétit, 22 Jan. 2025
Newcastle knocked back an £11m bid from Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce for defender Lloyd Kelly yesterday.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Knock back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knock%20back. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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