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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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Rosen refuted Palomares’ claim, saying the tugboat captain was reckless and should have been on the lookout for recreational boaters who frequent those waters.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
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Bovino appeared before Ellis on Tuesday after the plaintiffs accused him of throwing a tear gas canister into a crowd of demonstrators without justification or warning – a characterization DHS has refuted.—
Devan Cole,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 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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Firefighters whisper about a gas main as a little girl, Dinah, is carried out of the wreckage—the sole survivor of a blast that killed her mom.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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As various ancient sources recount, after Achilles is killed by Paris, the Greeks resort to deception.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The play at first was close, though, and replay review overturned the call.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile sprinkle a pizza peel or another overturned baking sheet with flour or cornmeal.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 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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Newsom ultimate vetoed a more restrictive piece of AI chatbot legislation that was supported by some online safety advocates, including the parents of Orange County teen Adam Raine, who died by suicide after using AI for companionship.—
Kate Wolffe
October 23,
Sacbee.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Any amendments that pass could be vetoed by Johnson and then, later, overruled by a council vote.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Shot down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shot%20down. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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