knocking down

verb

Definition of knocking downnext
present participle of knock down
1
as in winning
to receive as return for effort she's knocking down a good salary, but she has to work very hard

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2
as in taking down
to take apart right after the holidays the stores start to knock down the window displays

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3
as in downing
to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall the overexcited dog knocked the toddler down

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4
as in reducing
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent they'll have to knock down the price of those televisions if they expect to sell any

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knocking down
  1. winning
  2. downing
  3. reducing
  4. earning
  5. dismantling
  6. reaping
  7. gaining
  8. making
Verb
  • The Tigers finally snapped their 21-game SEC losing streak on Tuesday, winning 83-67 over LSU in Columbia.
    Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The two women fought in 2019, with Ribas winning by unanimous decision.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of winning
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  • Russia has denied responsibility, but a Dutch court in 2022 convicted two Russians and a pro-Russia Ukrainian man for their role in downing the plane with an air defense system brought into Ukraine from a Russian military base.
    ASSOCIATED PRESS, TIME, 28 Dec. 2024
  • The Ohio centenarian recently marked her birthday by downing a shot of Fireball whisky, something that has become a tradition for Hackman, who lives at a senior living facility in Loveland, Ohio.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of downing
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  • State governments, as well as drug manufacturers, provide financial help to the uninsured, often reducing the cost of PrEP medicines to zero.
    James K. Glassman, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Device lifecycle management and repair services will become increasingly important, reducing the amount of technology that ends up in landfills.
    Max Silber, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of reducing
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  • Drivers earning less than $50,000 annually or enrolled in certain government assistance programs can apply for a 50% discount on the $9 congestion toll, which activates after the first 10 trips in a calendar month.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Smith entered the game against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday with a shot at earning up to $6 million thanks to three contract escalators, according to ESPN.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of earning
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  • Complete decommissioning can include felling or dismantling the turbines, partially or wholly removing the turbine foundations and underground cables, removing the ground-level facilities, and restoring the land to a usable state.
    Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Hobbs sent about 40 National Guard members to Nogales to assist CBP with traffic direction at secondary search lanes, dismantling vehicles with contraband at the Mariposa border crossing, and supporting rail operations at the Dennis DeConcini crossing a few miles east.
    Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of dismantling
Verb
  • Unlike traditional monolithic systems, reaping the benefits of microservices requires a more structured approach to logging and error handling.
    Koushik Sundar, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Industries such as finance, retail and healthcare are already reaping the benefits, using AI to address pain points like fraud detection, inventory management and patient care coordination.
    Ehsan Ahmadi, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of reaping
Verb
  • Their quick thinking prevents rioters from gaining control of the official records sent by the states declaring which candidate received the most votes.
    Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
  • His adversaries were gaining momentum as well.
    Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of gaining
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  • When students saw their peers striving to better themselves through education and making better choices, Saffold said the kids’ attitudes changed.
    La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • His father, John Carro, was the first Puerto Rican to sit on New York's appellate bench, and Gregory has followed in his footsteps, making a name for himself with a reputation for being tough, particularly on bail decisions.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of making
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