brought down

verb

past tense of bring down
as in shot down

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  1. shot down
  2. picked off
  3. blew away
Verb
  • This month, a Spanish F-18 shot down a fourth Russian drone near the Moldovan border.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • There will soon be a lot of these spread around and shot down by Take-Two as has happened with every GTA 6 leak so far.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of shot down
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  • The Lions drove to the Bengals 33 on the first series before Jordan Battle picked off Altmyer at the 25 after the pass went off the hands of wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Redshirt freshman Adam Schobel was picked off twice during 11-on-11, including a spectacular play by senior free safety Jacob Fields.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of picked off
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  • 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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