1
as in to slaughter
to kill on a large scale
machine guns mowed down the advancing troops without mercy
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2
as in to down
to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall
the crowd rushing in for the sale mowed down the poor clerks standing at the front entrance
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In the 100 days that followed, Hutu extremists slaughtered and raped hundreds of thousands of minority Tutsi and Hutu moderates.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025 -
These men were trapped in these horrifying conditions and were slaughtered.—
Vincent Perella,
IndieWire,
17 Apr. 2025
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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
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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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This group of moderate, peace-loving Scars has been massacred, right down to the little girl.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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October 2024—Tunnel Construction Camp Attack: In another incident, 7 people were massacred at a tunnel construction site in Ganderbal district of Kashmir.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Skeptics have countered that dropping routine crash data will blunt an early-warning system and that broad confidentiality requests could wall off crucial context when something goes wrong.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
2 May 2025
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Individual contracts can be selected prior to dropping into a match, and are the game’s primary form of long-term progression, allowing for permanent upgrades that make each run a little more meaningful.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
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The fire was knocked down quickly and two people were found dead inside the home, according to reports.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2025
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In Franklin Township in eastern Pennsylvania, high winds knocked down a tree, which then fell onto a car, killing a passenger inside, according to Pennsylvania State Police.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2025
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Over the years, other scientists have implanted false memories of events, such as knocking over a punch bowl at a wedding, traveling in a hot air balloon or putting Slime in a teacher’s desk.—
Bernice Andrews,
Scientific American,
8 Apr. 2025
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Surveillance video shows the car slowing down and knocking over the bikers.—
Jasmine Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2025
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The majority of the trees that were felled were ficuses.—
Vanessa Romo,
NPR,
30 Apr. 2025
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An animal sanctuary in Washington reported losing 20 big cats including cougars and bobcats in late 2024 from the virus, while a harbor seal and Chilean flamingo were felled at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo in January.—
Karen Kucher,
Mercury News,
24 Mar. 2025
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When Melody Farris used her sentencing hearing to accuse her son Scott of being Gary's true murderer, some of those in the courtroom were floored.—
Susan Mallie,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2025
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Pino slammed the horn and floored the gas pedal, roaring into her backyard.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2025
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