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Recent Examples of bring down
Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
The goal is to find and bring down archenemy Muzan.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
Lower interest rates can bring down housing prices, which should help home builders.
—Rohit Arora, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
These developments alarmed Fed officials, many of whom wanted to raise interest rates to bring down inflation.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Cerritos’ Labrenton Wilson, a 6-foot-1 fullback, was tough to bring down and ran for 101 yards and a touchdown.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
The goal is to find and bring down archenemy Muzan.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
Lower interest rates can bring down housing prices, which should help home builders.
—Rohit Arora, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
These developments alarmed Fed officials, many of whom wanted to raise interest rates to bring down inflation.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bring down
Noun
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Richter agreed, expressing disappointment about the ways in which clean energy has become politicized.—
Katherine Fung
Claire Dodds,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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There’s something beautiful about learning to get over that disappointment and all these expectations others have for us.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Ukraine's military said that Russia launched 595 drones and 48 missiles overnight and its air defences shot down 568 drones and 43 missiles.—
Pavel Polityuk,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Zelensky said last week that Ukrainian forces had shot down the majority of drones that had flown towards Poland last week.—
Victoria Butenko,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The political winds have shifted — and consumer protections could get blown away.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
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The subject appears to have been blown away by time, just like Yugoslav literature was when Tanja was supposed to be teaching it.—
Sara Stridsberg
September 15,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Veteran cornerback Mike Jackson was happy to pick off the pass for his first interception of the season.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Sep. 2025
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Rohan Nadkarni Russell Wilson tried to find Wan'Dale Robinson streaking down the middle of the field on 3rd-and-7, but Wilson’s moonball was picked off by Chris Roland-Wallace.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Giving McCarthy another year to develop might be a wise choice and Cousins would give the Vikings a chance to gun for a Super Bowl this season.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Tailored from a wool mélange fabric in a double-breasted stance, it’s softened by an unpadded shoulder and open patch pockets, lest anyone accuse you of gunning for the corner office.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Bring down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bring%20down. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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