as in to overcome
to achieve a victory over
you'll do her down at cards, but she'll probably win at croquet
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Recent Examples of do down
While the Guardians are not letting the Red Sox get comfortable, manager Alex Cora is not worrying about what the Guardians do down the stretch.
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Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The A-list includes immediate and necessary improvements, while the B-list contains improvements that can be done down the road but that aren’t necessary.
—Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2025
The Nuggets simply know what to do down the stretch of games, and the Thunder have struggled in the two close games of the series.
—Kelly Iko, New York Times, 10 May 2025
Devastating downgrade, but the Club stock has been doing down forever.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025
That’s exactly what Dillingham, Alexander-Walker and Shannon did down the stretch.
—Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The A-list includes immediate and necessary improvements, while the B-list contains improvements that can be done down the road but that aren’t necessary.
—Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2025
The Nuggets simply know what to do down the stretch of games, and the Thunder have struggled in the two close games of the series.
—Kelly Iko, New York Times, 10 May 2025
Devastating downgrade, but the Club stock has been doing down forever.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025
That’s exactly what Dillingham, Alexander-Walker and Shannon did down the stretch.
—Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for do down
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Conversely, poor initial AI experiences create resistance that’s difficult to overcome.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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The researchers overcame this by using molecular beam epitaxy, a precise technique for growing ultra-thin crystal layers.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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Engineers in the United States are making serious efforts to ensure that humanoid robots master self-balancing and offer precision in conducting multiple types of tasks.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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Jonathan Bailey has mastered the art of capturing hearts.—
Julie Jordan,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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In 2024, Westerman easily won reelection, defeating Democrat Risie Howard with 73% of the vote.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Oct. 2025
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That was a contest in which Gay defeated her husband’s team, as Claire is married to Brock head coach Nick Gay, who has been leading that program for four years after a five-year stint at Weatherford.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Oct. 2025
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The discussion came as Robinhood posted third quarter results that beat analyst expectations for both revenue and earnings.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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That figure, which is provided by payrolls processing company ADP, beat the Dow Jones consensus estimate for an increase of 22,000.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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Maya Morrison had 28 assists, 12 service points and two aces, while Sadie Hartley Matteson notched 15 kills as Old Rochester (15-3) bested Somerset Berkley 3-0 in the South Coast Conference.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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The California team bested UNC 21-18.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Back in 2006, the restoration work of Taihedian (Hall of Supreme Harmony), the largest building in the palace, took less than two years.—
Fred He,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Standing in the way of technology development is not a good look for the Democratic Party, but demanding that tech companies foot the bill for the need to modernize, upgrade and massively expand utility electricity generation would be a good position to take.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Helm rises too, goes as high as possible, gets a little giddy (there are upper limits to Helm’s domain).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Joe Gibbs Racing driver, Hamlin, then went to pit for four new tires while Hendrick Motorsports’ Larson only got two which placed him in fifth position ahead of Hamlin, who was in 10th.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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To get around California’s constitutional requirement that legislative and congressional lines get drawn by an independent commission every 10 years, the governor shepherded the ballot proposition through the legislature and in front of voters for a stamp of approval.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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To get around this, some are partnering with private-equity titans to do some sophisticated financial engineering, Paul Kedrosky, an investor and a financial consultant, told us.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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