done down

past participle of do down, British

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of done down But he's got 76 strikeouts in 52 1/3 innings, and Guerrero was demonstrating the entire club's belief that the righty can get the job done down the stretch. Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for done down
Verb
  • Investors 'on the fence' In its September European Fund Managers Survey — which polled 196 panelists who collectively manage assets worth $490 billion — Bank of America found that investor confidence in Europe had taken a hit.
    Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
  • But chants should not necessarily be taken literally.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The refinement of his technique and the discipline of his eyes got better as the game went along.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Then, as those kids grew up and, inevitably, got sentimental about their childhood, the diner adopted a standard set of surface-level signifiers and effectively turned itself into a nostalgia factory.
    Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Mamdani, who, at age 33, would be the city’s youngest and most liberal mayor in generations if elected, beat Cuomo decisively in the Democratic primary by campaigning on a promise try to lower the cost of living in one of the world’s most expensive cities.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The next day, Ashley Hollis, a 25-year-old attorney, beat 34-year-old Vince Panaro in Part 2 to punch her ticket to Part 3.
    Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Republican businessman Jason Dickerson beat Democrat Debra Shigley in the Tuesday runoff after no candidate in a seven-person field won a majority to take the seat outright in August.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Cleveland’s magical run continued Tuesday night, as the Guardians rallied to beat Tarik Skubal and the Detroit Tigers 5-2 and forge a tie for first place in the AL Central.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But to restore the city’s community gathering place, Sunrise Mall must overcome a wary economy and consumers’ disinterest in brick-and-mortar retail.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • In the 2023 season, however, the Panthers stunned the Eagles in a regional semifinal playoff game, overcoming a 10-point deficit in the final five minutes.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Done down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/done%20down. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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