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knocking down

noun as in demolition

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And knocking down that wall was crucial, because once it happened, all sorts of other stuff started happening, too.

After all, the Supreme Court in the 1930s was knocking down state minimum-wage laws and other expressions of the popular will.

Connors wins a miraculous point by throwing his racket in the air and knocking down the ball.

She has become Bubbles' publicist, knocking down rumors that he committed suicide or is cryogenically frozen.

But they are quite old now—my father is quite unwell—and age has a way of knocking down a lot of things that mattered before.

Then the guns opened on our cooks, but passed them, knocking down a wall alongside.

I say, very nearly knocking down the old sweeper who was hobbling away as fast as posibil.

Patrick Arkins was charged with knocking down walls on the farm of Mrs. Fitzpatrick in order to compel her to give up the farm.

And by knocking down the ends of two passages we've brought everything together.

After getting inside he got scared and forced his way out by knocking down Growler.

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On this page you'll find 875 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to knock down, such as: accustom, advise, apprise, enlighten, familiarize, and inform.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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