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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Anita Beveridge-Raffo, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Lawmakers want to figure out how to bring down costs within Medicaid in the long term, rather than continuing to make yearly cuts, and to explore other ways to shore up its funding.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026
New Zealand was awarded a penalty in first half stoppage time after Maya Hahn was brought down in the box but the decision was overturned after the officials considered replays for more than five minutes.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Roger Blevins, the maintenance supervisor at the property, reported that the storm brought down multiple trees.
—Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
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This approach reduces the chance of a single point of failure bringing down an entire system and ensures appropriate AI boundaries that keep human intelligence at the center of business decisions that matter.
—Anita Beveridge-Raffo, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Lawmakers want to figure out how to bring down costs within Medicaid in the long term, rather than continuing to make yearly cuts, and to explore other ways to shore up its funding.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026
New Zealand was awarded a penalty in first half stoppage time after Maya Hahn was brought down in the box but the decision was overturned after the officials considered replays for more than five minutes.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Roger Blevins, the maintenance supervisor at the property, reported that the storm brought down multiple trees.
—Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Bringdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bringdown. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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