1
as in to humiliate
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
there's no need to take us down by making fun of our clothes
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2
as in to knock down
to take apart
electricians will take down all the lights for the set after the play has finished its run
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3
as in to record
to make a written note of
took down the customer's contact information
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Recent Examples of take down
However, victims still struggle to get their photos taken down, increasing the likelihood that images will continue to spread and retraumatize them.
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Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
One of the other residents awoke to the sounds of a struggle coming from the girl's room and took down Fordyce.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Pride flags removed Several pride flags were taken down over spring break, including one displayed in the main sitting area of the Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies program.
—Logan Hall, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Vega, who was not taken down this season, became the first undefeated freshman national champion since Oklahoma A&M's Dick Hutton in 1947.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
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Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
One of the other residents awoke to the sounds of a struggle coming from the girl's room and took down Fordyce.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Pride flags removed Several pride flags were taken down over spring break, including one displayed in the main sitting area of the Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies program.
—Logan Hall, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Vega, who was not taken down this season, became the first undefeated freshman national champion since Oklahoma A&M's Dick Hutton in 1947.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take down
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Well, everyone in show business has to humiliate themselves sometimes.—
Katherine Turman,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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But some Cubans still revere the 1959 revolution, and, as one foreign official told us, have no desire to humiliate Raúl Castro (Fidel’s 94-year-old brother and a former president), or even Díaz-Canel, who is widely viewed as a weak bureaucrat.—
Sarah Fitzpatrick,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2026
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Such an attack could involve ballistic missiles, which are very difficult to knock down because of their speed and trajectory.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Senior wing Taylor Bigby has helped pick up some of the scoring load with her breakout run, but to make the Final Four, TCU will need both guards knocking down shots to alleviate the pressure that is sure to come on Miles.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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Cavaliers guard James Harden recorded 17 points and 14 assists.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Ragans struggled to land his secondary pitches, recording just 52 of his 90 pitches for strikes.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Dublin congressman told KRON that the White House hopes to discredit him in the race as a frequent critic and to boost the chances of his Republican rivals.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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That is certainly one way to discredit someone.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
28 Mar. 2026
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When one chopper broke down, another would be dismantled for parts to fix it.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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Before dismantling programs designed to prepare young people for the inevitable return to society, policymakers should ask whether doing so would actually make communities safer.—
Sean Garcia Leys,
Oc Register,
27 Mar. 2026
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Wiseman first flew in space in 2014, launching aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, logging 165 days in orbit aboard the International Space Station and completing two spacewalks totaling 12 hours and 47 minutes.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Baumler debuted Thursday, loaded the bases on a walk, double and hit by pitch, then worked himself out of the jam to log a scoreless inning.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Beyond the excitement of scientific discovery and seeing something few humans have laid eyes on, Gero says that the day was humbling and a prime example of what can be accomplished when people of all scientific disciplines—and whales—work together.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
26 Mar. 2026
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Be humbled by this moment and realize there’s truth in it.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2026
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As a millennial Jewish woman who supports progressive candidates, this attitude feels stale and disconnected from the current political moment.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Besides causing building foundations to crack and roadways to heave, the expansion and contraction can cause pipes to disconnect, and the pipe couplings that an Atmos predecessor installed are not resistant to pulling out, the board found.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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