pulling down

present participle of pull down
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as in destroying
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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Recent Examples of pulling down The pressure improved in the second half with edge Seth Coleman-Lyles and defensive lineman Cam Riley pulling down quarterback Brandon Allen for the only sack of the game. Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2026 The teenage girls alerted police of the incident, in which the suspect allegedly attempted to engage the girls in conversation while pulling down his pants and masturbating in the driver’s seat of his vehicle, police said. Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 6 Aug. 2026 In Contra Costa County, police in El Cerrito are pulling down its cameras over the next several weeks after the City Council last week ended its contract with Flock following public outcry over the technology, NBC Bay Area reported. Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026 San Jose police officials released 17 minutes of security footage showing vandals brazenly breaking into the Vietnamese Heritage Garden last month and pulling down a nine-foot monument depicting a South Vietnamese soldier. Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 8 July 2026 Good for hugging and pulling down rebounds in pickup basketball. Literary Hub, 6 July 2026 That goes triple for NBA players and their teams, because your partner likely isn’t pulling down eight figures annually. David Aldridge, New York Times, 2 July 2026 Good to see that the additional stock supply isn’t pulling down the market. Jeff Marks,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 15 June 2026 Chicago area still cleaning up after Wednesday storms All this is happening on the heels of a day where storms wreaked havoc all around the Chicago area, pulling down trees and power lines and leaving hundreds of thousands of customers without power. Laura Bannon, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulling down
Verb
  • In the early months of 2022, Russian forces occupied Irpin, destroying roughly 70% of the city.
    Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Tucker Desmond, who pleaded guilty to destroying evidence of other plotters' crimes, was sentenced to probation.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • At Cordova Villa Elementary, construction includes demolishing the existing administration building and a classroom building.
    Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • By 2022, the former mill was in disrepair, leading the city to purchase the property with the intention of demolishing it.
    Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Kuminga ultimately opted to ink a two-year deal (also with a player option in Year 2) in Minnesota, where he’s expected to start while earning just over $6 million annually.
    Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Plans call for the complex ultimately to have 225 apartments in five buildings, including 15 designated as affordable for residents earning 60% to 80% of the area median income.
    Phillip Sitter, Des Moines Register, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Social media now dominates millions of lives, ruining too many.
    Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Global warming is ruining the way of life for these Colorado ranchers demanding accountability.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Last month, when video of a runaway piglet tearing down Hayworth Avenue and through the alleys near Canter’s Deli hit social media, the internet went nuts.
    Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Demolition crews have begun tearing down the historic Grandview United Presbyterian Church in Mount Washington after weeks of delays.
    Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Last season, 72 contests ended with a game-winning score in the final five minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime, which is the second-most in NFL history.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • His main problem in winning Katrina is the presence of rivals for her hand, especially the brawny, Herculean Brom Van Brunt, known as Brom Bones.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Andrew Haigh is a master of restraint, a talent that he’s often weaponized against his own creations to beautiful and shattering effect.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Last year’s record-shattering monsoon season is heightening the urgency to invest in climate resilience.
    Angelica Ang, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • And after a summer spent in the ocean and pool, my skin is certainly reaping the benefits of this nourishing drugstore lotion.
    Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Analysts say the company is reaping the benefits of scale and backward integration.
    Anu Raghunathan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Pulling down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulling%20down. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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