1
as in to slaughter
to kill on a large scale
machine guns mowed down the advancing troops without mercy
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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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Due to the growing spread, infected birds have been selectively slaughtered across the U.S., sometimes even reaching millions at a single location.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025 -
After decades of lycanthropy, Sir John is no longer a reluctant killer and has stopped chaining himself up during the full moon, now gleefully slaughtering innocents without a care in the world.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
22 Jan. 2025
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The Irish entered the Playoff as the No. 7 seed and handled No. 10 Indiana in comfortable fashion before downing No. 2 Georgia (23-10) and defeating No. 6 Penn State (27-24) via a last-minute interception and field goal.—
Lauren Merola,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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In another fatal accident on Christmas Day, an Azerbaijan Air flight was reportedly downed by Russian air defense systems over Kazakhstan.—
Barbara Peterson,
AFAR Media,
17 Jan. 2025
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Two victims, teen high school girls, were massacred with machetes and baseball bats.—
Michael Ruiz,
Fox News,
21 Jan. 2025
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The leader of the Wharf Jérémie gang, Altes was accused of massacring more than 200 mostly elderly Haitians last month.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
11 Jan. 2025
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Saturday’s loss dropped the Kings to 23-22, 10th place in Western Conference standings and one game above the Golden State Warriors.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Jan. 2025
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By 1870, Westport’s population had dropped to 1,500.—
Dan Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
26 Jan. 2025
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The new test, which can detect both raw and cooked species, knocked down a typically five-day process to as little as two hours, according to Florida State University.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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Precious Achiuwa and Miles McBride each chipped in 14 points, Cameron Payne added 11, and Landry Shamet knocked down two key threes.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2025
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When the call ended, Choi then knocked over a bottle of water—whoops!—directly onto the computer, which was also taken out of commission.—
Nate Anderson,
Ars Technica,
7 Jan. 2025
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According to Horowitz, the ladder was partially knocked over.—
Nicolás Viñuela,
NBC News,
5 Jan. 2025
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Monroe, who was pronounced dead at a hospital, was the target, but two children were also felled by gunfire.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Jan. 2025
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The rebuilding took 1,200 oak trees felled from forests across France to replace the framework of the roof and 1,000 construction workers.—
Riley Hoffman,
ABC News,
7 Dec. 2024
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Kotb appeared to be floored by the unexpected arrival of 60 sorority women.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
6 Jan. 2025
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One recent study found formaldehyde in 20% of the cotton clothing researchers examined, but it was gone after the items had been washed. Cars Formaldehyde adhesives can be found in vehicle dashboards, seat coverings, flooring materials, carpeting, door trim, window sealant and armrests.—
Topher Sanders,
ProPublica,
9 Dec. 2024
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