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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brought down
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As the United States was preparing a daring mission to rescue an airman whose fighter jet was shot down by Iran, there was money to be made.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026 -
Hegseth complained that the media hadn’t focused on such aspects of the war as the rescue missions to save two airmen whose plane was shot down in Iran, even though that story was covered extensively.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
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Beijing has systematically picked off Taiwan’s allies using economic incentives, infrastructure deals and political pressure to isolate the island diplomatically.—
Michelle Kuo,
The Dial,
14 Apr. 2026
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The most dramatic came in the first period, when Jimmy Snuggerud picked off DeMelo’s stretch pass and started an aggressive Blues counterattack.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Insiders say even though Erskine had not helmed a feature film yet, her pitch blew away the studio and producers, leading to her first big directing job.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
14 Apr. 2026
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The Angels had only one hit, an Oswald Peraza bloop single that the wind probably blew away from right fielder Victor Robles.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Brought down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brought%20down. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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