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as in ridiculed
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter
nowadays the aging activist is routinely shot down in most quarters of the media and dismissed as an irrelevant crank
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2
as in dismissed
to reject by or as if by a vote
every one of my fund-raising ideas was shot down by the other club members
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3
as in refuted
to prove to be false
the results of several studies shoot down the hypothesis that coffee causes heart attacks
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Recent Examples of shot down
Ukraine's military said that Russia launched 595 drones and 48 missiles overnight and its air defences shot down 568 drones and 43 missiles.
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Pavel Polityuk, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
Drones were still being shot down over the Ukrainian capital on Sunday morning.
—Victoria Butenko, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Spelling shot down Sheen's offer.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
At least three of the drones were shot down by responding Polish and Dutch fighters.
—Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2025
Interceptors Vs Shaheds Previously a large proportion of Shaheds had been shot down by mobile defence groups with machine guns and automatic cannons.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Those trade rumors have once again surfaced and have once again been shot down by NFL insiders.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Polish and allied forces shot down at least three UAVs for the first time since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Pavel Polityuk, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
Drones were still being shot down over the Ukrainian capital on Sunday morning.
—Victoria Butenko, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Spelling shot down Sheen's offer.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
At least three of the drones were shot down by responding Polish and Dutch fighters.
—Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2025
Interceptors Vs Shaheds Previously a large proportion of Shaheds had been shot down by mobile defence groups with machine guns and automatic cannons.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Those trade rumors have once again surfaced and have once again been shot down by NFL insiders.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Polish and allied forces shot down at least three UAVs for the first time since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shot down
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Gastineau says the video has led to him being ridiculed and scorned.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Pugliese resigned weeks after a public argument with Democratic leadership after a photo of a Democratic lawmaker that was taken by a Republican legislator was shared and ridiculed in a GOP group chat.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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That it'll either get dismissed by a judge, there'll be a hung jury, there'll be an acquittal.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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While independent reviews have dismissed claims of FBI orchestration, Patel’s criticism of Wray keeps pressure on the bureau, and his contradictory comments to Trump's regarding January 6 highlight divisions within the Republican Party over how to interpret the events at the Capitol.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Tylenol's manufacturer, Kenvue, refuted the claims and stated that independent science shows acetaminophen does not cause autism.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
25 Sep. 2025
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The debunked claim that vaccines are tied to autism stems from a 1998 study by British gastroenterologist Andrew Wakefield in The Lancet, which has since been refuted by numerous studies.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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Rubio lauded Bukele and mocked the Biden administration’s attempts to pressure him.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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In practice, despite his rhetoric, Israel’s longest serving prime minister’s security policy was widely seen as cautious and relatively restrained, even derided as cowardly by political rivals, who also mocked his inability to make decisive moves.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Recruitment flyers featuring the words engraved on the bullet casings of the man who shot and killed Charlie Kirk were reportedly distributed and hung around Georgetown University‘s campus.—
Christopher Tremoglie,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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After the Antioch School shooting in January 2025, Nashville's school district said that a new AI weapons detection system, called Omnilert, failed to detect the gun used by an assailant who shot and killed two students.—
Tonya Simpson,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
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After a back-and-forth in which Smollett was charged and cleared twice, the court proceedings and lawsuits were resolved with the actor's convictions being overturned by the state.—
Stephanie Wenger,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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Search and rescue teams recovered three bodies after a large wave overturned a fishing boat that was sheltering in a Cagayan port, PIA reported Tuesday.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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The parties have been in a standoff for days as Democrats, namely in the Senate, have refused to offer the necessary votes to pass a funding measure that would keep the government open beyond Tuesday.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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Even after numerous prompt adjustments and desperate rephrasings, that feeling of the previous weeks’ intimate interactions refused to return.—
Jon Michael Varese,
The Atlantic,
28 Sep. 2025
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When a Democratic Congress responded by trying to pass a bill codifying it into law, Reagan vetoed the bill and his deregulation-fixated (but also indecency-patrolling) FCC commissioner, Mark Fowler led the commission to abolish the Fairness Doctrine.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Sep. 2025
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Then-Mayor Michael Hancock vetoed that measure.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Shot down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shot%20down. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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