brought down; bringing down; brings down
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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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Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
Acarbose is sometimes used to help people with type 2 diabetes when changes to diet, or other medications have been unable to bring down blood sugar levels to their target range.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
In an interview, Truong said the city has been intentional about bringing down gun violence, including through a summer jobs program.
—Fred Clasen-Kelly, NPR, 19 Aug. 2025
And the president himself is clearly aware of the issue, pushing efficiency and cost-cutting to bring down deficits.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2025
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Modest fiscal stimulus and leaving the gold standard did little to bring down unemployment, which remained high despite government make-work schemes.
—Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
Acarbose is sometimes used to help people with type 2 diabetes when changes to diet, or other medications have been unable to bring down blood sugar levels to their target range.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
In an interview, Truong said the city has been intentional about bringing down gun violence, including through a summer jobs program.
—Fred Clasen-Kelly, NPR, 19 Aug. 2025
And the president himself is clearly aware of the issue, pushing efficiency and cost-cutting to bring down deficits.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bringdown
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“Bringdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bringdown. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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