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as in beauties
a lovely woman
the cosmetics company wants a model who's a real knockout
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as in dreams
something very good of its kind
the band's new album is a knockout
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as in dolls
a physically attractive person
only a few of the show's cast members are real knockouts
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Recent Examples of knockouts
Who has already qualified for the knockouts?
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Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
As of December 2025, Paul’s boxing record stands at 12-1, having participated in 13 fights with 12 wins and seven knockouts.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
Those bouts were Round 1 knockouts a decade ago.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 19 Dec. 2025
There are a variety of classic daifuku (mochi stuffed with red beans) to choose from, but the real knockouts here are the mochi that are themed around flowers, seasons, and small animals.
—Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Ali retired from boxing undefeated with a perfect 24-0 professional record, including 21 knockouts, and remains a defining figure in women’s sports.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
Though Robert Redford’s Ordinary People beat Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull at the 53rd Academy Awards, both films were knockouts in their own right.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Canelo holds a record of 63-2-2 with 39 knockouts.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
In the other corner, Crawford has an undefeated 41-0 record, including 31 knockouts, and has held world championship belts in four different weight classes.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
As of December 2025, Paul’s boxing record stands at 12-1, having participated in 13 fights with 12 wins and seven knockouts.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
Those bouts were Round 1 knockouts a decade ago.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 19 Dec. 2025
There are a variety of classic daifuku (mochi stuffed with red beans) to choose from, but the real knockouts here are the mochi that are themed around flowers, seasons, and small animals.
—Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Ali retired from boxing undefeated with a perfect 24-0 professional record, including 21 knockouts, and remains a defining figure in women’s sports.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
Though Robert Redford’s Ordinary People beat Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull at the 53rd Academy Awards, both films were knockouts in their own right.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Canelo holds a record of 63-2-2 with 39 knockouts.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
In the other corner, Crawford has an undefeated 41-0 record, including 31 knockouts, and has held world championship belts in four different weight classes.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knockouts
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Senior digital design editor Zoë Sessums snagged her wishbone chairs at a small antique sale in Maine, and after repairs to the paper cord seats, the Danish beauties were as good as new.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
22 Jan. 2026
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Visit in January for the best chance of enjoying these beauties in optimal wintry weather.—
Cailey Rizzo,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Jan. 2026
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Harriette Cole is a lifestylist and founder of DREAMLEAPERS, an initiative to help people access and activate their dreams.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Virgo August 23 – September 22 When dreams collide with walls, craft a clear plan.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
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The group’s notebooks read like fragments of fairy tales or magical realism—years of stories within stories within stories, like Russian nesting dolls.—
Shannon Taggart,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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The reveal by Hot Toys follows the announcements from Mattel and Hasbro on Tuesday about the bevy of dolls, toys, games, role-play items and more on the way from the toy industry giants.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The puzzle queens will inspire me to calm down and focus.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jan. 2026
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That alliance definitively placed the company on the map of the great European courts, long before the queens of the north became regular customers.—
Marta Martínez Tato,
Vanity Fair,
25 Jan. 2026
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This winter -- the fourth of Russia's full-scale invasion -- has seen Moscow intensively target Ukraine's energy infrastructure, wreaking havoc on the national grid and precipitating rolling and extended blackouts for millions of Ukrainians.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Designing a 100% renewables system that survives those events without blackouts drives costs to five or 10 times that of today’s fossil system.—
Alex Pavlak,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Feb. 2026
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Tech giants flourish or falter based on their decisions to overhaul themselves, often leaving tens of thousands of workers to pay the price.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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As tens of thousands of people endured nearly a week with no electricity, another storm loomed on the East Coast.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Suddenly though, Artemis had to cut off this fling, because gods and goddesses were not supposed to have romances with mortals.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026
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For Thomas, can take many forms—from representing the people closest to her as soulful goddesses to encouraging next-generation artists to seek out and express what moves them.—
Amy Verner,
Vogue,
20 Dec. 2025
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And its 10-year-old narrator wonders in the opening moments if women would be different if they were made from dust, too.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
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The finish is like a veil with a light-reflecting brightness that does wonders at camouflaging darkness and discoloration.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Knockouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knockouts. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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