knocked

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The palette is pastel and soft-washed, mixing with bolder tones, but everything is knocked back, never loud.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Carpenter said that when Applegate couldn’t gain access, he knocked on the door as well as rang the doorbell.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

“Have we been knocked off our metaphorical surfboard from time to time? Of course.”

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

The 10 consecutive clean sheets Arsenal recorded on their way to the 2006 final in Paris remains a European competition record, as they knocked out Real Madrid, Juventus and Villarreal.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

When she jumped up, Sadako almost knocked the table over.

From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr