1
as in to humiliate
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
there's no need to take us down by making fun of our clothes
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2
as in to knock down
to take apart
electricians will take down all the lights for the set after the play has finished its run
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3
as in to record
to make a written note of
took down the customer's contact information
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Recent Examples of take down
But officials reported the collapse took down power lines and utility poles in the area caused power failure to surrounding homes and businesses.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
The Atlanta Falcons just pulled off one of their biggest wins in years, taking down the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football.
—Coy Wire, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Molly Franco tallied 13 kills, while Sadie Hartley-Matteson had 10 kills as Old Rochester (14-3) took down Greater New Bedford 3-0 in the South Coast Conference.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Tucked within the Turnberry Ocean Club in Sunny Isles, the $30 million duplex sky villa was taken down to the studs and completely customized.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
The Atlanta Falcons just pulled off one of their biggest wins in years, taking down the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football.
—Coy Wire, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Molly Franco tallied 13 kills, while Sadie Hartley-Matteson had 10 kills as Old Rochester (14-3) took down Greater New Bedford 3-0 in the South Coast Conference.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Tucked within the Turnberry Ocean Club in Sunny Isles, the $30 million duplex sky villa was taken down to the studs and completely customized.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
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Pressing for payment could humiliate people, who often arrive with their extended families, Parmar explained, and in a community this close-knit, that could mean losing dozens of patients, including many of the Medicaid patients who keep the clinic afloat.—
Helen Ouyang,
The Atlantic,
21 Oct. 2025
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By the time the cameras stopped clicking and the newsmen flew home, Kentucky had been humiliated in the national press, the onlooker’s violence both disputed and affirmed in accounts of this day.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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He was knocked down nine times.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Oct. 2025
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Ware’s potential is tantalizing as an athletic 7-footer with a 7-foot-5 wingspan who also has the ability to knock down threes.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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For an artist who had alchemized his collection of Prince, A Tribe Called Quest, Roberta Flack, and Marvin Gaye records into a beautiful sound of his own, this was never a slight.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
18 Oct. 2025
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Urban fell backward onto the stage, then jumped up, laughing and ran to the barricade to record a cellphone video for Richie's parents.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Oct. 2025
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Pritzker has been trying to debunk claims that Chicago is an out-of-control hellhole; to assert in court that the federal government has no right to send in federal troops; and to discredit the tactics by immigration agents to arrest migrants in his state’s streets and businesses.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Demonstrations can be hard to describe and easy to discredit.—
Nancy Gibbs,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
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Plus, filing complaints with the Department of Homeland Security was likely to go nowhere because the office that once handled them had been dismantled.—
J. David McSwane,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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Mexico's government has begun dismantling a large migrant shelter in Nogales, citing a lack of occupants despite initial preparations for a surge in deportations from the United States, according to the mayor.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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That game is currently logged as a forfeit on the high school sports tracking website MaxPreps.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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The format has logged more than 210 games and attracted tourism board sponsorships from Turkey and Greece.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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This remarkable discovery is a powerful and humbling reminder that people have walked this land, our home in Fayette County, for millennia.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
14 Oct. 2025
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There was something so humbling and beautiful in seeing one great athlete crown another.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Essence,
13 Oct. 2025
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The front sink was blocked by waste and the ware wash sink was disconnected from the drain pipe.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Some destinations lend themselves particularly well to disconnecting.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Take down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20down. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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