brought down; bringing down; brings down
1
: to cause to fall by or as if by shooting
brought down a deer with one shot
a politician who was brought down by scandal
2
: to carry (a total) forward
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Noun
meeting one's literary hero is usually a bad idea—almost inevitably it's a bringdown
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Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Matt Brittin, the former Google executive who will succeed Davie in May, may take a different approach to legacy services as the BBC looks to bring down its cost base over the coming years.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
Mullins, with MOCannTrade, agreed that the combination of enhanced enforcement and legislative action could bring down Missouri’s hemp stores.
—Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Mahan also broke with his party’s long-standing energy policies, calling for immediate action to bring down soaring fuel costs.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 25 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Economists attribute the widening pay gap in part to the post-pandemic return to work of many low-wage women, which brought down the average female earnings.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Matt Brittin, the former Google executive who will succeed Davie in May, may take a different approach to legacy services as the BBC looks to bring down its cost base over the coming years.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
Mullins, with MOCannTrade, agreed that the combination of enhanced enforcement and legislative action could bring down Missouri’s hemp stores.
—Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Mahan also broke with his party’s long-standing energy policies, calling for immediate action to bring down soaring fuel costs.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Bringdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bringdown. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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