kayoed

Definition of kayoednext
past tense of kayo

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for kayoed
Verb
  • Radar, communications and air defense infrastructure were knocked out, according to CNN’s review of videos and satellite imagery, clearing a path for special operations helicopters to move in.
    Michael Rios, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The Brewers knocked out starter Shane Smith during a four-run second inning and hammered the Sox 14-2 in front of a sellout crowd of 43,001 at American Family Field.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • With a hollow interior trunk, Stumpy was among 158 trees felled in 2024 as part of a project aimed at shoring up a sea wall near the National Mall.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Only a shadow of these forests’ old-growth trees remain as their second-growth progeny continue to be felled.
    Evan Mills, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • So, the poster had their payment card out ready to pay for their bag, but was floored by what happened next.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The 43-year-old mother of two from Illinois said she was floored to see her monthly premiums were nearly doubling.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Jonny Brodzinski scored twice, Adam Sykora scored his first goal and Dylan Garand made 27 saves for his first NHL win as the New York Rangers downed the Chicago Blackhawks 6-1 on Friday night.
    CBS News, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • In other action around the league, the Utah Royals held on for a 2-1 victory over the Boston Legacy; and the Portland Thorns downed the Kansas City Current 2-0.
    ABC News, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • See where tornadoes touched down, hail sizes reported, trees knocked over and roads closed due to flooding.
    Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
  • One of the vehicles that was hit was pushed onto the median and knocked over a traffic signal.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Parks turned into deserts, great skyscrapers leveled by blows from the tails of the monsters, and the entire population threatened in the panic and pestilence that followed the invasion.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The attack was traumatizing, and the windows cracked by the barrage of bullets the gunman leveled at the agency have still not been replaced, nearly eight months later.
    Helen Branswell, STAT, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The 45th president’s victory in the crowded 2016 primary effectively toppled the existing Republican Establishment, injecting the party with a combination of populism and distrust that was especially hostile to the way things were done before.
    Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
  • In Bangladesh, which saw its government toppled by mass protests in 2024, 53% of the population is under 30.
    John Rennie Short, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Kayoed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kayoed. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.

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