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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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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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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
However, Bela Bajaria, Netflix's chief creative officer, made comments to Variety in a story published days earlier that shot down the possibility of such a thing coming together.
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Of those, 592 drones and 31 missiles were shot down or otherwise suppressed, the air force said.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
On September 9, Poland shot down Russian drones that had violated its airspace.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
In 2015, Turkey shot down a Russian jet violating its airspace.
—Kathleen Collins, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
Thompson also shot down complaints that the program has led to more food waste because students aren’t paying for the meals.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
Moreover, doubts over untested Chinese weaponry have evaporated following their successful deployment in Pakistan's confrontation with India in early May, when Chinese J-10C and JF-17 fighter jets shot down up to six Indian jets.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Tuesday night brought the latest barrage, more than 400 drones and 20-plus missiles, around 350 of which were shot down, Ukraine's air force command said.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
Jansen Funding vote fails for the 10th time The Senate once again shot down a measure to reopen the government Thursday.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Of those, 592 drones and 31 missiles were shot down or otherwise suppressed, the air force said.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
On September 9, Poland shot down Russian drones that had violated its airspace.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
In 2015, Turkey shot down a Russian jet violating its airspace.
—Kathleen Collins, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
Thompson also shot down complaints that the program has led to more food waste because students aren’t paying for the meals.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
Moreover, doubts over untested Chinese weaponry have evaporated following their successful deployment in Pakistan's confrontation with India in early May, when Chinese J-10C and JF-17 fighter jets shot down up to six Indian jets.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Tuesday night brought the latest barrage, more than 400 drones and 20-plus missiles, around 350 of which were shot down, Ukraine's air force command said.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
Jansen Funding vote fails for the 10th time The Senate once again shot down a measure to reopen the government Thursday.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shot down
Verb
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Evidently the Miami Dolphins didn’t like being mocked and ridiculed all week, nationally by the football media and at home by their own angry fans.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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Claiming victimhood was a cop-out; those who made accusations of assault were ridiculed.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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India lost its review in desperation to get Wolvaardt dismissed, and then gambled with Verma’s gentle off-breakers.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The lawsuit was dismissed in March after a judge found the group had no standing to pursue the claims made.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In an email to Pitchfork, MOT’s Lucien Calkin refuted Clateman’s account and said there was no punch.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
6 Nov. 2025
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Lean also refuted claims that bipolar disorder stifles creativity.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Tate Sandell is getting mocked for it.—
Alex Valdes,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update mocked Donald Trump‘s multiple White House renovations, as well his inability to be normal even while giving out candy to trick or treaters.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Tens of thousands of people have been killed throughout the conflict.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The recent floods in central Vietnam killed at least 13 people, inundated over 116,000 houses and 5,000 hectares of crops, according to the government’s disaster agency, reported by Reuters.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Drone footage showed catastrophic flooding that turned streets into rivers, submerged homes and overturned cars as Typhoon Kalmaegi, known locally as Tino, dumped more than a month’s worth of rain in only 24 hours in some areas.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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However, that suspension was overturned by Derrick Brooks, who is the hearing office for the NFL.—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The president refused to meet until the day before the deadline.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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Despite this, Fortun and her partner refused to give up.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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If Johnston had vetoed any of the amendments, the council would have had an opportunity Monday to consider overriding any of those vetoes, but would have needed a supermajority to do so.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
7 Nov. 2025
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Newsom vetoed a similar, but slightly more expansive, version of the bill in 2024.—
Wire Report,
Mercury News,
5 Nov. 2025
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