brought down

verb

past tense of bring down
as in shot down

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brought down
  1. shot down
  2. picked off
  3. blew away
Verb
  • In Kuwait, the military said falling debris wounded one person as the nation shot down three ballistic missiles, a cruise missile and 10 drones.
    — Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • On July 8, as hostilities ramped up again recently with new Iranian strikes on commercial shipping triggering more US military airstrikes, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed to have shot down yet another Reaper drone.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026
Definition of shot down
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  • Zach Neto walked to begin the inning but got picked off at first base attempting to steal second.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • The first battle is a bloodbath, with the men picked off by musket fire almost at random.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 July 2026
Definition of picked off
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  • Earlier, at least 17 people were killed in the southern Philippines, mostly due to landslides that were set off by seasonal monsoon rains that Bavi intensified before the typhoon blew away toward Taiwan, Philippine officials said Saturday.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • The Fijians blew away Wales in the first half, racking up 469 meters to Wales' 66, and 25 offloads to Wales' none.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Definition of blew away
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