as in 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 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.
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for done down
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The Global Compassion Coalition says that the first step to overcoming helplessness is to practice acceptance instead of resistance, which is a hard pill to take at the moment.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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One night after the Warriors snapped Minnesota's 103-game streak of scoring at least 100 points — the third-longest in NBA history — the Timberwolves overcame a cold start from the floor and 23 turnovers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Rehmet, a veteran and labor union leader, defeated Republican activist and entrepreneur Leigh Wambsganss to represent Texas' 9th Senate district, located in the Fort Worth area.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
2 Feb. 2026
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So are some other 2020 finalists, Bono the Havanese, Wilma the boxer — and Siba, the standard poodle who defeated them all to claim that year’s best in show award.—
Jennifer Peltz,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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According to Kendall Seymour, the father of three of the children, the family did not realize the kids were missing until days after they had already been taken overseas.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Video footage that appeared to be taken at the scene captured loud blasts and the sky glowing following explosions that began around midnight and lasted about two hours in the area of Diori Hamani International Airport.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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The Department of Justice also stopped investigating the agent, Jonathan Ross, and federal authorities blocked state investigators from participating in the probe.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
2 Feb. 2026
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After Pretti kicked out the taillight, the vehicle stopped, and a federal officer exited before grabbing Pretti and tackling him to the ground.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Feb. 2026
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The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were dispatched to the intersection of Thomas Nelson Highway and Oak Ridge Road near the unincorporated community of Arrington after receiving a report of a kangaroo blocking traffic.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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Officers immediately dispatched to the parking lot at 1094 North Colony Road outside a Panera Bread.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
31 Jan. 2026
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Vasilevskiy got ahold of Swayman and threw a couple of shots with his left.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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And the paper got an exclusive interview with Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic, which included on the record comments from Mark Cuban and LeBron James.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Lightly beat 1 large egg in a small bowl just until blended.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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On another dominant shift by the top line, Pastrnak made a nice backhand pass to Geekie (29) in the left circle and Geekie’s shot made it through a maze of players to beat Quick for Pastrnak’s 900th career point.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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The tournament of Ashford takes place in 209 AC (short for After the Conquest, when Aegon Targaryen conquered Westeros), while Ned Stark’s execution happens in 298 AC.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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And having already successfully conquered so many cable-style reality formats (docuseries, food shows, dating experiments), the streamer is now aiming its programming artillery — and algorithm — at one of the few remaining formats still dominated by broadcast networks such as ABC and NBC.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Done down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/done%20down. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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