KO'ing

verb

Definition of KO'ingnext
present participle of KO
as in knocking out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for KO'ing
  1. downing
  2. leveling
  3. toppling
Verb
  • After downing two stiff drinks, Beth races her car to the ranch's cemetery, where a small group, including family, the ranch hands, Lynelle (Wendy Moniz,) Rainwater, and Mo have gathered.
    Matt Cabral, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Both of these teams are coming off big wins on Sunday with the Rams beating the Buffalo Bills 44-42 in arguably the game of the year while the Niners finally put together a great game, downing the Chicago Bears 38-13.
    Andy Scholes, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of downing
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  • Fingers may well have been pointed at Ryan Barnett for the uncharacteristic mistake that led to hosts Bristol Rovers levelling at 1-1, having trailed for over an hour, as Promise Omochere headed in from close range four minutes from time.
    Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The goal then was to gradually get Charlotte used to using its hind flippers again by leveling its position gradually using small weights at the start and moving to larger weights later on.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of leveling
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  • While toppling the old system was swift, overhauling it will take time — and the students and the technocrats now in charge may not have that luxury.
    Saif Hasnat Atul Loke, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The American Kennel Club (AKC) recommends tethering the tree to a hook to stop it from toppling and monitoring your dog to avoid pine needle ingestion.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of toppling
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