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Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Atlanta’s Bijan Robinson is one of the most difficult backs to bring down, with his speed and shiftiness.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Tylenol alternatives such as aspirin and ibuprofen can also bring down fevers, but both have strong evidence of detrimental effects to pregnant women and unborn babies.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
Just like a single bad apple can spoil the entire batch, one negative person can influence and bring down the morale of a group, regardless of their individual strengths or qualities.
—Nancy Pulciano, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Netanyahu’s party has continued to grow increasingly fractious, with hard-right members of his party threatening to bring down his government over any concessions made in the war against Hamas.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Atlanta’s Bijan Robinson is one of the most difficult backs to bring down, with his speed and shiftiness.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Tylenol alternatives such as aspirin and ibuprofen can also bring down fevers, but both have strong evidence of detrimental effects to pregnant women and unborn babies.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
Just like a single bad apple can spoil the entire batch, one negative person can influence and bring down the morale of a group, regardless of their individual strengths or qualities.
—Nancy Pulciano, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bring down
Noun
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After the disappointment of a third-place finish in his first season, Kane played an important role in regaining the title (their 12th in 13 seasons) last year — the first major trophy of his career.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Berkeley’s apparent abrupt change of course came as a deep disappointment to Andrea Prichett, who helped found Berkeley Copwatch in 1990.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Jansen Funding vote fails for the 10th time The Senate once again shot down a measure to reopen the government Thursday.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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And in the comments of her introductory video, her team shoots down every plausible guess.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Oddly, Inaba wasn’t blown away.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
7 Oct. 2025
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The hardest dude on the street was blown away by De La Soul because their expression gave us multiple colors through music.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Rookie third baseman Caleb Durbin was easily picked off by Snell while trying to steal second after a third-inning single.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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After allowing a leadoff single in the top of the third, Snell picked off Caleb Durbin.—
Kendall Capps,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Vrabel is gunning for her, her team and anyone standing in his path, sprinkling salt on select wounds along the way.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
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Continuum is gunning for state and federal tax credits, which are capped at 20% of eligible development costs.—
Matthew Geiger,
Denver Post,
15 Oct. 2025
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