cried down

verb

past tense of cry down
as in dismissed
to express scornfully one's low opinion of she cried down any party to which she wasn't invited

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  1. dismissed
  2. minimized
  3. talked down
  4. ran down
  5. diminished
  6. played down
Verb
  • Williams argued that without a viable federal copyright claim, Hugo’s state-law claims involving breach of fiduciary duty and an incomplete accounting should also be dismissed, leaving him free to pursue those claims separately in state court.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Last weekend in Highland, Michigan, Rogers dismissed El-Sayed's attempts to whittle away at his GOP base of support.
    — Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of dismissed
Verb
  • Whether intentional or unintentional, the creation of new space debris by future space missions must be minimized as much as possible.
    — David Zamora, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Forests may occasionally have to be sacrificed for economic development, said Tuan Vo of Can Tho University, but the damage should be minimized by consulting experts and understanding how changes could affect river flows.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of minimized
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  • Oversimplifying things, on the other hand, would leave hardcore fans feeling as if they were being talked down to.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • There is a sense that it is patronised and talked down to a lot of the time.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of talked down
Verb
  • Models literally ran down the catwalk at times during Adidas’ high-octane show with multiple acts.
    — Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The documentary came off iPlayer last year after its window ran down.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of ran down
Verb
  • Such a trend, however diminished, persists particularly among constituencies with close institutional ties to the state.
    — Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Finally, Nieves encouraged young salsa singers to pursue their dreams, even as radio and other traditional avenues for exposure have diminished.
    — Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of diminished
Verb
  • The Singapore Shipping Association also played down the prospect of a broad withdrawal of commercial shipping from the region, suggesting operators would instead adapt to changing trade conditions.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The president of the European Central Bank played down speculation about intervention in France’s ballooning budget crisis on Wednesday.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of played down
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