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Recent Examples of bring down
Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2025
If more Republicans take a similar position to Greene’s, conversations about big efforts to bring down health costs could very well be on the verge of inevitable.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
Our goal was to bring down not only her body temperature but also the fetus’s heart rate, since a high heart rate can place dangerous stress on the fetus.
—Tami S. Rowen, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
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
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Noun
These young people, Gen Z Madagascar, will bring down entire paradigms of thought.
—Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2025
If more Republicans take a similar position to Greene’s, conversations about big efforts to bring down health costs could very well be on the verge of inevitable.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
Our goal was to bring down not only her body temperature but also the fetus’s heart rate, since a high heart rate can place dangerous stress on the fetus.
—Tami S. Rowen, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
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
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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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The producers were instantly high on the script and took the spec to market, where Netflix was blown away by the package and outbid multiple buyers.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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My whole team was blown away by the offerings that CEO Michelle Gass has put together, and the stock is way too cheap versus the innovation she’s brought to the party.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
19 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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“Bring down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bring%20down. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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