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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Pakistan responded by aerial raids, downed an Indian military aircraft and captured an Indian pilot, who was later released.—
Time,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025 -
One tree was cut in the 500 block of North Broadway; three were sawed near 1550 W. 8th St.; five were downed near 350 S. Grand Ave.; three were cut near 717 W. Temple St.; and one was taken out near 300 Treadwell St., according to LAPD officials.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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And even with personnel changes, the standard doesn’t drop.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Apr. 2025
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After Kev drops that bombshell on Harry, the two laugh over the fact that that's far from the worst thing Conrad has ever done.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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The Clippers limited Jokic to just six free-throw attempts in Game 1, but still allowed the Nuggets to take 27 FTs, as Gordon -- who averages 3.5 FTA per game -- knocked down 8-of-10 from the stripe.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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Some observers consider that safer, to prevent cars from slipping through when one gets knocked down, but others say smaller gaps affect visibility on the highway.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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By Saturday afternoon, more than 800 trees had been knocked over and nearly 7,000 people had been evacuated in Beijing, the state media reported.—
John Yoon,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Eight train cars were knocked over, widespread tree damage was recorded and homes were found with roof damage, a report from the weather service said.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2025
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The greenback’s slump against other currencies has floored many on Wall Street, as did Monday’s sell-off in Treasury bonds.—
Andrew Ross Sorkin,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Insider tip: the Lake View rooms in the west wing—specifically floors three through five—deliver a prime panorama without gouging your wallet.—
Paul Jebara,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Apr. 2025
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Related article Damage to ancient Hadrian’s Wall confirmed after famous UK tree ‘deliberately felled’ Jon Stokes, director of trees, science and research at the Tree Council, said in the trust’s statement that ancient oaks can live up to 1,000 years.—
Olivia Kemp,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2025
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In some scenes of the film, the relationship remains much closer as in Myanmar, where loggers use elephants to move giant trees felled for timber.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 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 30 Apr. 2025.
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