: to knock out (as in boxing)
Examples of KO in a Sentence
Noun
He scored a KO in the second round.
Verb
He was KO'd in the second round.
Recent Examples on the Web
Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2025
It is being argued again that conservative voters would find the head of the MFA more palatable than the current KO candidate, Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Saturday’s five-bout card at Sycuan will feature San Diego’s Jonny Mansour (3-0,1 KO).
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Joshua most recently lost to Daniel Dubois by KO in Sep. 2024 and lost a chance at securing the IBF heavyweight title.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
After another first-round KO/TKO win against Raimond Magomedaliev, White awarded the star lightweight with a contract.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
The final moments of the viral KO defeat to Holloway, in which the two fighters went blow-for-blow in the waning moments before Holloway sent Gaethje to the canvas with one second left, is the unhinged hostility that Gaethje wants to summon on Saturday.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2025
Spanish soccer giant Real Madrid announced a huge KO injury blow which Cope - citing anonymous sources - expects to sideline the first team starting player in question for around two months.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
After Season 1 launch, KO Distribution sold production rights to the likes of Mediawan for French-speaking territories, Masked Singer producer Bandicoot in the UK and Eureka Productions in Australia, while broadcaster 3Cat has taken to series in Catalonia.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
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Noun
In early 2025, Subway bid farewell to Coke (KO) in favor of its new beverage supplier, Pepsi (PEP).
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2025
It is being argued again that conservative voters would find the head of the MFA more palatable than the current KO candidate, Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Saturday’s five-bout card at Sycuan will feature San Diego’s Jonny Mansour (3-0,1 KO).
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Joshua most recently lost to Daniel Dubois by KO in Sep. 2024 and lost a chance at securing the IBF heavyweight title.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
After another first-round KO/TKO win against Raimond Magomedaliev, White awarded the star lightweight with a contract.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
The final moments of the viral KO defeat to Holloway, in which the two fighters went blow-for-blow in the waning moments before Holloway sent Gaethje to the canvas with one second left, is the unhinged hostility that Gaethje wants to summon on Saturday.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2025
Spanish soccer giant Real Madrid announced a huge KO injury blow which Cope - citing anonymous sources - expects to sideline the first team starting player in question for around two months.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
After Season 1 launch, KO Distribution sold production rights to the likes of Mediawan for French-speaking territories, Masked Singer producer Bandicoot in the UK and Eureka Productions in Australia, while broadcaster 3Cat has taken to series in Catalonia.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
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“KO.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/KO. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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