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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brought down
Verb
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Ukraine's military said that Russia launched 595 drones and 48 missiles overnight and its air defences shot down 568 drones and 43 missiles.—
Pavel Polityuk,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025 -
Drones were still being shot down over the Ukrainian capital on Sunday morning.—
Victoria Butenko,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Then, things got exciting for the large home crowd when Bell’s Aiese Poese picked off a pass and rumbled down the Northwest 17-yard line.—
Pat Wheeler,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Oct. 2025
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The Lions picked off Hoyas quarterback Dez Thomas II three times while Columbia quarterback Chase Goodwin threw for and rushed for a score.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Given Smith’s busy schedule, the studio had to stick to the production schedule and took meetings with several candidates before landing on Swab, who blew away not only the studio execs but the star of the film as well.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Brought down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brought%20down. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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