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as in to down
to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall
a champion boxer who was shockingly felled in the first round
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as in to mow
to bring down by cutting
the settlers began the daunting task of felling the mighty trees that blanketed the island
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as in to kill
to deprive of life
the quest for a cure for malaria, the disease that felled so many during the digging of the Panama Canal
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as in lethal
likely to cause or capable of causing death
planning for the distribution of resources in case of some fell event
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as in savage
violently unfriendly or aggressive in disposition
a once-mighty nation conquered by a fell and barbarous enemy
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Recent Examples of fell
Lynne Silva-Breen, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
One of the people who lost his job at NOAA in late February was working on models to better predict severe weather, like the storm that felled my tree.
—Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 7 Mar. 2025
Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Reducing the Sun-Times staff by 20% in one fell swoop, however, could presage a significant change in the content produced by Chicago’s longtime No. 2 newspaper, which has struggled financially for years.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Would God one day raise up a new King, who would defeat the massive empire, just as young king David once felled Goliath?
—Lynne Silva-Breen, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
One of the people who lost his job at NOAA in late February was working on models to better predict severe weather, like the storm that felled my tree.
—Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Spain is rife with world-class dining establishments and centuries-old landmarks, but to experience both concepts in one fell swoop, Burgos is an ideal destination.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Reducing the Sun-Times staff by 20% in one fell swoop, however, could presage a significant change in the content produced by Chicago’s longtime No. 2 newspaper, which has struggled financially for years.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fell
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As another slate of tornadoes, large hail and destructive wind gusts approaches on Wednesday, see the havoc left from the weekend storms, from wrecked cars and downed powerlines to torn walls and a trampoline blown across a street.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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Russia's Defense Ministry said Tuesday that its forces downed three Ukrainian drones overnight over the territory of its western Bryansk region.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Remove excessive quantities of tree leaves from home lawns before mowing. 20.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Mar. 2025
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The city placed signs along a 6-mile stretch of Ronald Reagan Boulevard to let residents know that Leander is delaying mowing the area until June for milkweed growth (the only plant the butterflies will lay eggs on).—
Nicole Cobler,
Axios,
25 Mar. 2025
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Rick kills one of the security men, as Chelsea is shot in the chest.—
Colleen Kratofil,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Scottish sheep farmer and Whitfield’s right-hand man, Banner Creighton, experiences a change of heart in the final episode but is killed at the station after saving Jacob’s life.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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When carboxyhemoglobin saturation exceeds 50%, it is considered lethal.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2025
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Astronauts on a mission to Mars lasting several years would be exposed to potentially lethal amounts of radiation, Pitts said.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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As savage Arctic cold was getting ready to surge south across North America, vivid imagery based on data from weather models showed us what was going to happen.—
Tom Yulsman,
Discover Magazine,
27 Dec. 2022
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The 2023 grand marshal is former Arizona Democratic congresswoman Gabby Giffords, gravely wounded in a savage mass shooting in 2011 that also killed six people.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Dec. 2022
Verb
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But that figure has dropped slightly from last season.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Last episode, a tribe swap mixed up the original teams as players dropped their buffs, creating new Civa, Vula and Lagi tribes.—
Emily DeLetter,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Af Klint edited her own notebooks later in life, rewriting or destroying entire passages and exorcising biographical details.—
Jay Cheshes,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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Helicopters dumped water over a burning forest in South Korea Thursday as fire crews struggled to contain the country's worst-ever wildfires, which have killed 28 people, forced at least 37,800 to flee their homes and destroyed thousands of structures and vehicles.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Mar. 2025
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However, all this rest and relaxation takes a deadly turn as a cloaked killer enters the premises.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2025
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She was originally charged with manslaughter – typical in a deadly hit-and-run case – but authorities later tacked on the murder charge.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Fell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fell. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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