Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bringing down
Verb
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Sounds like Canada is picking off our friends.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026 -
And Abrams-Draine still managed to emerge with just a few flecks of soot after getting thrown in the fire last season, picking off Justin Herbert in a loss to the Chargers and establishing himself as a building block in a spot start.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Sprinkle the feathers on top and give the pile a turn with a pitchfork to keep the feathers from blowing away.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
16 Jan. 2026
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This story should have been about Flacco, who could barely lift his arm this week, according to Taylor, blowing away his previous career high for passing yards and slinging it 47 times through the pain.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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What all this boils down to is that even a laser weapon that's already shooting down hostile drones is streets away from one that's officially part of the armory.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Jan. 2026
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Tisdale French's rep is shooting down the theories percolating online.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Bringing down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bringing%20down. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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