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as in robbed
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
he knocked over six convenience stores before getting caught
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2
as in downed
to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall
knocked me over trying to get out the door
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The man had been robbed, and his credit card had been used all over town.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Dec. 2024 -
Mother and daughter attacked, robbed over parking space dispute at Citadel Outlets.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Dec. 2024
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The city bought the property in 1963 and filled the lake with trash and downed trees, then topped it with the ash from the incinerator.—
Lisa J. Huriash,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Dec. 2024
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The weather downed power lines along Amtrak and New Jersey Transit railroad routes Sunday morning, suspending both companies' train services in Philadelphia as well as parts of New Jersey and New York, CBS News Philadelphia reported.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
22 Dec. 2024
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At her best, the 26-year-old’s powerful hitting from the baseline is borderline unstoppable, particularly on hard courts.—
George Ramsay,
CNN,
25 Jan. 2025
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Last week, when quarterback Patrick Mahomes — tackled at the ankles and about to hit the turf — threw a touchdown pass to Kelce, the Chief’s German Instagram page, chiefsdeutschland, responded with a photo and all-capital letters caption: DIESER TD HAT UNS SPRACHLOS GEMACHT.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Knocked over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knocked%20over. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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