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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Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
As such, Adam starts to turn Jamie Tanner (David Duchovny) and Nat (Carice Van Houten) against each other and secretly plots to bring down the entire family.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2025
Handy’s platform also includes advocating for policies that reduce the cost of living, boosting small business, investing in stronger infrastructure, involving neighborhood associations in decision-making processes and trying to bring down utility costs.
—Sofi Zeman
october 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
Officers there developed techniques like arm immersion — lowering soldiers’ arms into cold water during training breaks to reduce body temperature — and ice sheeting, where frozen bed sheets are wrapped around overheated troops to bring down body heat quickly.
—Ames Alexander, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
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Verb
In the three previous visits by Brighton, United have scored via a calamitous Alexis Mac Allister own goal at a corner, a Hannibal Mejbri shot from range, and a Fernandes penalty after Baleba brought down Joshua Zirkzee.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
As such, Adam starts to turn Jamie Tanner (David Duchovny) and Nat (Carice Van Houten) against each other and secretly plots to bring down the entire family.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2025
Handy’s platform also includes advocating for policies that reduce the cost of living, boosting small business, investing in stronger infrastructure, involving neighborhood associations in decision-making processes and trying to bring down utility costs.
—Sofi Zeman
october 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
Officers there developed techniques like arm immersion — lowering soldiers’ arms into cold water during training breaks to reduce body temperature — and ice sheeting, where frozen bed sheets are wrapped around overheated troops to bring down body heat quickly.
—Ames Alexander, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Bringdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bringdown. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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