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Definition of bringdownnext
as in disappointment
something that disappoints meeting one's literary hero is usually a bad idea—almost inevitably it's a bringdown

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verb

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Verb
Our most refreshing summer drinks are perfect to make in batches and bring down to the beach (with plastic cups, not glass, and bring a trash bag) or stand as the signature cocktail at an outdoor summer party. Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 29 May 2026 The result is a self-destructive integration that threatens to bring down the Internet’s greatest monopoly. Sunil Sharan, Fortune, 27 May 2026 But neo-Brandeisian dogma is not designed to bring down prices. Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026 Planners are trying to bring down the length of deployments, which have grown steadily. Steve Walsh, NPR, 23 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bringdown
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Noun
  • The World Cup, though, also serves crushing disappointment as very few things can.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
  • Difficult conversations are postponed because disappointment, irritation or distance feel too costly.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • Kuwait shot down the ballistic missile, the American and Kuwaiti militaries said.
    Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 29 May 2026
  • The state’s Republican lawmakers and officials have repeatedly shot down attempts to broaden the law’s exceptions.
    Kavitha Surana, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • Equipped with a sophisticated suite of instruments, the probe was designed to study the Martian atmosphere to learn more about how it is eroded, or blown away and thinned out by particles in the solar wind.
    William Harwood, CBS News, 3 June 2026
  • Upon first impression, we were blown away.
    Praful Saklani, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • Defensively, Alvarez caught a Troy runner stealing and picked off another runner.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 May 2026
  • Harriet died a few years before Leo, and then Leo passed, picking off enemy planes in a brief delirium.
    Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 30 May 2026
Verb
  • Underscoring the stakes for Louisville residents is the March fatal shooting of a 28-year-old woman named Katelyn Hall, who was experiencing a mental health crisis when police gunned her down in her own apartment.
    Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 2 June 2026
  • Although, after the rapid-fire fundraise by Anthropic — a near triple from February, not easy when your prior valuation was already north of $300 billion — things seem pretty shot-gunned.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 31 May 2026

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“Bringdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bringdown. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.

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