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
  • The Air Force's older MQ-1 Predators have largely been retired, but if Iran has in fact shot down 10 of the aircraft, the loss would still equate to roughly $40 million.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Meanwhile, his Justice Department continued court battles to prove the untrue conspiracy of widespread voter fraud, though for the most part judges have shot down one government case after another.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of shot down
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  • Late in the third quarter, McDuffie picked off a pass, setting up Puka Nacua’s 18-yard catch and run for a touchdown.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Goff has thrown 223 passes without getting picked off, ranking sixth among quarterbacks for the most pass attempts without an interception to start a season.
    — Larry Lage, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of picked off
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  • But when drought struck Oklahoma and surrounding states, as drought regularly did, the topsoil dried out and blew away.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of blew away
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