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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
  • All the drones were shot down and caused no damage, authorities said, adding the action underscored Pakistan's round-the-clock vigilance and readiness.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • A week later, Italian fighter jets operating under NATO's air defense mission shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace from Belarus.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of shot down
Verb
  • One play later, UCF linebacker Tackett Curtis stepped up, picked off a Brown pass and returned it 38 yards.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Throwing into traffic, he was picked off by Ja’Keem Jackson, giving LSU the ball at Ole Miss’ 33-yard line.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of picked off
Verb
  • Like Texas, Wisconsin has passed bipartisan tax breaks to entice companies to do business there and were losing out on revenue when the profits blew away their projections.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Clad in the world champion’s rainbow jersey, Pogačar blew away the general classification contenders over the Col du Tourmalet, gaining almost three minutes on Jonas Vingegaard by the finish at Gavarnie-Gèdre.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of blew away
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“Brought down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brought%20down. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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