1
as in to humiliate
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
there's no need to take us down by making fun of our clothes
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2
as in to knock down
to take apart
electricians will take down all the lights for the set after the play has finished its run
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3
as in to record
to make a written note of
took down the customer's contact information
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Recent Examples of take down
Protesters confronted tanks with flowers and took down street signs to confuse the soldiers, who killed more than 100 people.
1975: NASA launched the Viking 1 orbiter and lander to explore Mars.
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Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The band posted an open letter to DHS on its social media channels calling for the video to be taken down.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 18 Aug. 2025
The Mets took down the Seattle Mariners 7-3 in Williamsport, Pa., in the latest installment of Major League Baseball's Little League Classic.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Calvin Harris dribbled inside the penalty area and was taken down, then as Rapids players pleaded for a penalty and Atlanta defenders looked to the referee to deny it, Navarro drove a ball past keeper Brad Guzan’s feet.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
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Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The band posted an open letter to DHS on its social media channels calling for the video to be taken down.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 18 Aug. 2025
The Mets took down the Seattle Mariners 7-3 in Williamsport, Pa., in the latest installment of Major League Baseball's Little League Classic.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Calvin Harris dribbled inside the penalty area and was taken down, then as Rapids players pleaded for a penalty and Atlanta defenders looked to the referee to deny it, Navarro drove a ball past keeper Brad Guzan’s feet.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take down
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Plato fled Syracuse, humiliated by the tyrants’ taunts.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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Critics, including Lithuania's former foreign minister, warned the episode reflects Moscow's intent to provoke and humiliate its adversaries on the global stage.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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While technically a violation of the bureau's own internal policies and the service's terms of use, the court said the evidence could stand and knocked down Kohberger's arguments that the IGG technique had violated his Fourth Amendment rights.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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He can be hurt and occasionally knocked down, but he’s only been finished once, which was by Rakhmonov in Round 3.—
Brett Appley,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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Officials recorded the first infestation in Berks County, Pennsylvania, in 2014.—
Katie Nixon,
The Tennessean,
25 Aug. 2025
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That’s the highest age the National Association of Realtors has ever recorded.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025
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But the Newsom administration has tried to discredit that estimate since the independent auditor published the report last week.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Right-wing Channel 14 has devoted coverage in recent weeks to discrediting some reports of starving children.—
Emily Rose,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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Yet, the very tools for tracking inequity inside government are being dismantled.—
Sheila Callaham,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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And this matters now more than ever, during a time when universities are dismantling their humanities programs and being pressured into pandering to authoritarian strongmen.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Aug. 2025
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The 22 and 21-year-olds are facing felony robbery charges, while the 23-year-old was arrested on suspicion of making criminal threats and a driving unlawfully, according to Sacramento County Sheriff Office jail logs.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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However, that was all Minnesota mustered in the opening frame before Rodón rebounded from the 31-pitch first and logged seven innings and 96 pitches.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
13 Aug. 2025
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One hundred days ago, I was humbled to once again take the oath of office as mayor of Waukegan.—
Sam Cunningham,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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Even with decades of experience under his belt, the ocean has continued to humble Hansen — most notably during a terrifying moment when his boat began to ice over in sub-zero conditions.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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If time allows, disconnect utilities and appliances.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Aug. 2025
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The process is time-consuming, resource-intensive and often disconnected from the operational heartbeat of the business.—
Rahul Saluja,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Take down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20down. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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