as in to down
to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall
the exuberant dog bowled over several children
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As another slate of tornadoes, large hail and destructive wind gusts approaches on Wednesday, see the havoc left from the weekend storms, from wrecked cars and downed powerlines to torn walls and a trampoline blown across a street.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025 -
Russia's Defense Ministry said Tuesday that its forces downed three Ukrainian drones overnight over the territory of its western Bryansk region.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2025
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The cut was added shortly after the compilation first dropped, when it was reissued with several additional songs.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Three crashes occurred while Waymo was dropping a passenger off.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 Mar. 2025
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The Tide blew open the game and broke the 3-point record by knocking down three in a span of about 50 seconds in the second half.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Flagg found his rhythm by working inside out, first converting a pair of tough layups around the basket before knocking down his second 3-pointer of the night, assisted by Sion James.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
28 Mar. 2025
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In September, Hurricane Helene tore through the Southeast, dumping more than a foot of rain in some locations and knocking over hundreds of thousands of acres of trees across the region.—
Kiley Price,
WIRED,
15 Mar. 2025
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And, oh, the shockwave that news sent through L.A., this whole city, knocked over by grief.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Orange County Register,
25 Jan. 2025
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Late in the 10th round, Foreman floored him with a flush combination to the jaw, and Moorer never got back to his feet.—
Mark Puleo,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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The 45-year-old then pulled off one of the most spectacular knockouts in boxing history in 1994, flooring Michael Moorer — 19 years his junior — with one perfect combination to claim Moorer’s two heavyweight belts.—
Greg Beacham,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
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One of the people who lost his job at NOAA in late February was working on models to better predict severe weather, like the storm that felled my tree.—
Megha Satyanarayana,
Scientific American,
7 Mar. 2025
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The coalition will be under pressure to deliver results and avoid the infighting that has felled previous governments.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Bowl (down or over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowl%20%28down%20or%20over%29. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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