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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Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 27 June 2025
Widespread flooding has brought down buildings and infrastructure.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 26 June 2025
The idea that a decades-old regime could be brought down from an Israeli aerial campaign without boots on the ground or domestic support has once again proven to be fantasy.
—Sanam Vakil, Time, 26 June 2025
In the 54th minute, referee Lorenzo Hernandez awarded Nashville a penalty after New England’s Mamadou Fofana brought down Mukhtar in the box.
—Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 26 June 2025
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Verb
That trough has allowed the marine level to expand after its brief stints of compression and brings down temperatures, Gass said.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 27 June 2025
Widespread flooding has brought down buildings and infrastructure.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 26 June 2025
The idea that a decades-old regime could be brought down from an Israeli aerial campaign without boots on the ground or domestic support has once again proven to be fantasy.
—Sanam Vakil, Time, 26 June 2025
In the 54th minute, referee Lorenzo Hernandez awarded Nashville a penalty after New England’s Mamadou Fofana brought down Mukhtar in the box.
—Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 26 June 2025
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“Bringdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bringdown. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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