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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Phil Helsel, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
Instead, experts say, Secretary of State Marco Rubio appears to have taken Grenell's place and is spearheading an aggressive campaign to bring down Maduro.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Sorrell—famed as the founder of advertising giant WPP—went on to explain that tech companies and individual figures like Elon Musk are simply too rich and influential for governments to meaningfully bring down a regulatory hammer.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
In Agent Cody Banks, Muniz starred as the titular high school student who is secretly a CIA agent, sent to befriend Natalie Conners (Duff), the daughter of a scientist who has invented killer nanobots that threaten to bring down the country.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Winds of 20 mph to 25 mph, with gusts of around 40 mph, were expected, the agency said, which could bring down tree limbs and blow away Halloween decorations and other objects.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
Instead, experts say, Secretary of State Marco Rubio appears to have taken Grenell's place and is spearheading an aggressive campaign to bring down Maduro.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Sorrell—famed as the founder of advertising giant WPP—went on to explain that tech companies and individual figures like Elon Musk are simply too rich and influential for governments to meaningfully bring down a regulatory hammer.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
In Agent Cody Banks, Muniz starred as the titular high school student who is secretly a CIA agent, sent to befriend Natalie Conners (Duff), the daughter of a scientist who has invented killer nanobots that threaten to bring down the country.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Bringdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bringdown. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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