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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2026
Mamdani, however, has pushed forward with his plan, which is part of his broader push to bring down prices for New Yorkers struggling to pay their monthly bills.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2026
Lawmakers want to figure out how to bring down costs within Medicaid in the long term, rather than continuing to make yearly cuts, and to explore other ways to shore up its funding.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026
Staff at the Lowe’s on Cornerstone Boulevard in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, stumbled onto the tiny felines while trying to bring down a pallet in the Garden Center.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Moving it through the Senate, however, allowed Democrats to force Republicans to take a series of tough votes, knocking down affordability measures meant to bring down everyday costs for Americans.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2026
Mamdani, however, has pushed forward with his plan, which is part of his broader push to bring down prices for New Yorkers struggling to pay their monthly bills.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2026
Lawmakers want to figure out how to bring down costs within Medicaid in the long term, rather than continuing to make yearly cuts, and to explore other ways to shore up its funding.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026
Staff at the Lowe’s on Cornerstone Boulevard in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, stumbled onto the tiny felines while trying to bring down a pallet in the Garden Center.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bringdown
Noun
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Any sort of elimination would obviously be a disappointment, but this dynamic core has an exciting future ahead.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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At this point, the sting of postseason disappointment is fresher than the euphoria of lifting the Stanley Cup.—
Eduardo Encina,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In 1960, the Soviet Union shot down an American U-2 reconnaissance plane and captured its pilot, Francis Gary Powers.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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However, so far GOP lawmakers have shot down every Democratic effort to stop the war.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Pichai was particularly blown away when DeepMind’s AI system AlphaGo played a brilliant, novel move in the strategy board game Go against champion Lee Sedol in 2016, revealing that AI could think creatively and beyond mere mimicry.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
6 May 2026
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Even those students who were not football fans before have been blown away by the engagement with the designs on social media.—
Tomás Hill López-Menchero,
New York Times,
5 May 2026
Verb
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Since the start of the shutdown, the House has passed a bill to fully fund all of DHS for fiscal year 2027 at least four times -- even picking off some Democrats along the way.—
Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Yankees have picked off a runner in fourth straight games for the first time since 1995; one of those pitchers 31 years ago was David Cone, who was in the ballpark broadcasting Monday's game.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Two of the four friends — John Riley (Ron Eldard) and Tommy Marcano (Billy Crudup) — spot their former lead abuser, Sean Nokes (Kevin Bacon), in a restaurant and gun him down on the spot.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Apr. 2026
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Now, everyone is gunning for Rick but scared of his idol.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Bringdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bringdown. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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