Applied
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- He gets caught from being knocked out by a drug applied to a blade that gave him a shallow cut, but not before announcing his resolve to defeat them all and find out who hired them.
Source: Webcomic / No Need for Bushido - If the second his is applied to their buttocks then they would be knocked out.
Source: Static Stun Gun -
I applied before but I got knocked back because the BBC wanted someone else.
Source: Promoted Fanboy
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Knocked and Applied. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/applied/knocked
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Knocked or Applied. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/applied/knocked.
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