downed

verb

past tense of down
1
as in dropped
to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall downed his opponent with one stunning blow

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2
as in sipped
to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat downing slices of pizza and guzzling bottles of soda

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3
as in killed
to reject by or as if by a vote all attempts to ban indoor smoking had been downed by the town council

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Recent Examples of downed Russia’s air defenses downed 203 Ukrainian drones from late Thursday through early Friday, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said. — ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026 Advertisement Allie and Owen run into each other early on, and the sparks fly, but only until Owen—who downed two quick kamikazes in the wake of his girlfriend’s announcement—nearly barfs all over Allie’s dainty shoes. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 5 Aug. 2026 On the southeastern edge, firefighters monitored hotspots and cut dozer lines in a residential area along Jaquima Drive, where downed and standing trees continued to burn. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Residents across South Florida are cleaning up after afternoon storms left behind flooding, downed tree limbs and property damage in parts of Broward and Miami-Dade Counties. — Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 It is therefore always served as a shot, to be downed in one. — Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026 Video from Menasha obtained by CNN shows homes missing parts of roofs, structures stripped of their exteriors amid piles of debris, downed power poles and uprooted trees. — Dakota Smith, CNN Money, 27 July 2026 Russia’s Defense Ministry said 379 drones were downed across 19 regions. — Anniek Bao,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 July 2026 Then, the music industry analyst from London downed one every time a team was knocked out. — Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downed
  1. dropped
  2. sipped
  3. killed
  4. toppled
  5. swallowed
  6. dismissed
  7. hit
  8. drank
Verb
  • Gas prices dropped again in July — just in time for those summer road trips.
    — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Two of the women were arrested that day, but the charges were later dropped.
    — Marissa Armas, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of dropped
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  • Acker had brought two large deli coffees, and Lee sipped his from a straw.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In a separate photo showcasing her stomach, Culpo sipped on a smoothie from Erewhon in an effort to beat the heat.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of sipped
Verb
  • In June, more than 30 people were killed when gunmen attacked the main airport in Niamey.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Two other people were killed in Indiana earlier this week during a powerful derecho.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of killed
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  • In addition to the homes damaged on Tuesday, a semi-trailer also toppled over in Hammond because of the sheer force of the winds.
    — Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In Manizales, also within the country’s coffee growing axis, other footage showed a tower atop the city’s landmark Gothic cathedral toppled from its foundation.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of toppled
Verb
  • Nowhere is the gap between noise and signal wider than in the obsession that has swallowed every other story, which is AI.
    — Nigel Morris, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In an exam room at City of Hope Cancer Center Chicago, Gardner shook three light blue pills out of a bottle and, sipping water, swallowed them one at a time.
    — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of swallowed
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  • Critics dismissed the elections, which were held in December and January, as a sham designed to consolidate the military’s grip on power while ostensibly restoring civilian rule.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Comey’s lawyers are pressing to have the case dismissed, accusing the department of misleading judges, submitting documents containing false statements and withholding key facts.
    — Alanna Durkin Richer, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of dismissed
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  • That was a new record and only once before has the number of moves hit double figures.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Bryce Eldridge hit his 12th home run, an impressive opposite-field shot.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of hit
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  • Hampton drank three Shiner bottled beers and two shots of whiskey at a Grand Prairie pool hall and smoked marijuana at his manager’s house in the hours before the collision, Hampton told a police officer near the scene.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Kenzo leaned back so that his bobbing Adam’s apple was visible, and drank it down in one gulp.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
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