PULL-DOWN Synonyms: 222 Similar and Opposite Words

pull down

verb

Definition of pull down

as in to destroy

to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of a powerful storm pulled down the old fishing shack, which had been immortalized in countless paintings

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as in to demolish

to destroy (as a building) completely by knocking down or breaking to pieces an ugly billboard that was eventually pulled down

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as in to earn

to receive as return for effort he's pulling down six figures at that job

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The planters themselves get chipped, scratched, dented and, in one out of every three cases so far, destroyed.

— Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
However, an unconfined plasma column could instantly destroy solid surfaces upon contact.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026

Definition of destroy

Verb

Seoul — The AI gold rush is minting new fortunes, but the ex-wife of one of South Korea’s biggest tech titans has failed to win a greater share of his wealth as his company’s stock price has soared.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
In a career that ended in 2023, Harvick won 60 NASCAR Cup Series races, including the 2007 Daytona 500, three wins in the Brickyard 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2003, 2019, and 2020, and the 2014 NASCAR Cup Series Championship.

— Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of win

Verb

Floyd is no longer attracted to his wife, has trouble connecting with his teen-age stepson, and owes tens of thousands in taxes—a set of stressors that are ruining his health.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 July 2026
That would ruin a good thing, apparently, and Foerster credited Puni for not only playing through a knee injury last fall but overcoming early-career growing pains.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 20 July 2026

Definition of ruin

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The original venue was torn down a few years after the Yes/Frampton show, and replaced with a much smaller stadium that seats just 3,000 people.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2026
In his follow up email on Wednesday, Harper said engineers had concluded the bridge should be torn down.

— Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 16 July 2026

Definition of tear down

Verb

On the other side, Bedard at one point considered an even shorter deal to maximize his earning potential.

— Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 19 July 2026
More than 180 products across 60 categories earned gold, silver and bronze medals, but only one item in each product type took home the coveted Golden Bear.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 19 July 2026

Definition of earn

Verb

Six years ago, the signing of the Abraham Accords was dismissed by skeptics as a fragile, fair-weather agreement, bound to shatter at the first sign of Middle Eastern turbulence.

— Liron Zaslansky, semafor.com, 22 July 2026
For many Colombians, the attack on Uribe Turbay shattered the belief that the country had largely left behind the era when presidential candidates routinely became targets of political violence.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026

Definition of shatter

Verb

The already rich reap the most, though the thin spreading of payments means the payouts are relatively miserly for the game’s elite.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Long-term value will be reaped by whomever controls the environments where AI operates rather than the models themselves.

— Francis Sideco, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

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