KO'ing

verb

Definition of KO'ingnext
present participle of KO
as in knocking out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for KO'ing
  1. downing
  2. leveling
  3. toppling
Verb
  • 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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  • Fingers may well have been pointed at Ryan Barnett for the uncharacteristic mistake that led to hosts Bristol Rovers levelling at 1-1, having trailed for over an hour, as Promise Omochere headed in from close range four minutes from time.
    Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The goal then was to gradually get Charlotte used to using its hind flippers again by leveling its position gradually using small weights at the start and moving to larger weights later on.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of leveling
Verb
  • The flower stem can grow to be two to three feet tall or more, often making the plant somewhat top-heavy, so staking or weighing down the container can help prevent the pot from toppling over.
    Janet Carson, arkansasonline.com, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Then came Ukraine’s Maidan revolution in 2013, when tens of thousands of Ukrainians filled Kyiv’s Maidan square for days before toppling the pro-Russia regime.
    Howard LaFranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of toppling
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