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Recent Examples of bringdown
Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
Gusty winds could bring down tree branches.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Authorities say that one of the main goals of 764 and similar networks is to sow chaos and bring down society.
—Mike Levine, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2025
Instead, experts say, Secretary of State Marco Rubio appears to have taken Grenell's place and is spearheading an aggressive campaign to bring down Maduro.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Forecasters expect the winds to be powerful enough to snap power lines, bring down trees and result in property damage.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
Gusty winds could bring down tree branches.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Authorities say that one of the main goals of 764 and similar networks is to sow chaos and bring down society.
—Mike Levine, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2025
Instead, experts say, Secretary of State Marco Rubio appears to have taken Grenell's place and is spearheading an aggressive campaign to bring down Maduro.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bringdown
Noun
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Your confidence can be a bulwark against disappointment in others in February.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Jan. 2026
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On the disappointment of 2024 In April 2024, the Chiefs traded up one spot to select Suamataia out of BYU with the 63rd overall pick in the second round of the NFL Draft.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Earlier this year, Goodwin began to feel pain shooting down from her shoulder, most likely a consequence of repetitive computer work.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Ukrainian Air Force said in a Telegram post Saturday morning that Russia overnight had launched 503 projectiles -- 458 drones and 45 missiles -- of which 415 were shot down while the remaining 78 struck 25 different locations across Ukraine.—
Oleksiy Pshemyskiy,
ABC News,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Minoring in the transfer portal might have worked two years ago, but half measures now get blown away by programs who go all-in with player acquisition straight from the college ranks.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Damon also said he was blown away by the locations in which The Odyssey filmed, including Greece, Morocco, and Iceland.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Bryce Young, Mater Dei’s own, threw three touchdown passes for the Panthers that day, while Matthew Stafford threw for two scores but had two passes picked off, one returned 48 yards by Michael Jackson for a Carolina touchdown.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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Yet Florida’s legislative delegation is split 20-8 — and DeSantis wants to reconfigure maps to pick off one or two more Democrats.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Surveillance video shows a man approach the 50-year-old Thompson from behind and gun him down outside a Manhattan hotel that was supposed to host a shareholder conference later that morning.—
Michael Ruiz , Maria Paronich,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Reading the water’s depth from its color, Parrish slow-gunned the outboard motor through the sandbars as turtles fled from our bow wave.—
Henry Wismayer,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Bringdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bringdown. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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