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
Asked whether Robinson had literally copied and pasted Harrington’s idea, his website was taken down.
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
Georgia has already won one shootout this season, taking down Tennessee in overtime back in Week 3.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Shortly after an original version of this article was published, DHS took down the video.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
During this fueling test, the first and second stages of the rocket will be fully loaded with liquid hydrogen and oxygen, and the countdown will be taken down to T-29 seconds.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
Georgia has already won one shootout this season, taking down Tennessee in overtime back in Week 3.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Shortly after an original version of this article was published, DHS took down the video.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
During this fueling test, the first and second stages of the rocket will be fully loaded with liquid hydrogen and oxygen, and the countdown will be taken down to T-29 seconds.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take down
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France had been humiliated in 1871 by Prussia in a foolish war of its own making, and Dreyfus, accused of passing military secrets to the Germans, was a convenient scapegoat in a time of national malaise.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Leno later said he felt humiliated by Kimmel’s jibe.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2025
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But one simply has to appreciate the cruel irony of such a deluxe number being knocked down by a pedestrian bus rather than, say, a Rolls-Royce or a Daimler.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Dodgers’ bullpen has become the problem child at daycare, knocking down the blocks stacked up by other kids.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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One play after recording an interception, Casarez-McCampbell found senior Ben Thrun breaking free on a 40-yard touchdown catch.—
Frank Rajkowski,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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The previous week, Emily was at a sleepover at Heather’s house with Gretchen, when Gretchen, loosened up by shots of Fireball whiskey, revealed that Tamra once recorded a song, badly, according to Gretchen, with an unnamed boy band star that Gretchen claims Tamra got frisky with.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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Lysenko leveraged his newfound power to suppress Soviet geneticists’ opinions and to discredit and imprison them.—
D. Scott Schmid,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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The lawsuit also claims taxpayer funds were improperly used to pay for an investigation by retired Judge LaDoris Cordell, which fueled calls for Corpus’s ouster, and describes the probe as a pretext to discredit her administration.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Tensions boiled over when Tamar confronted her sisters about allegedly trying to dismantle her business, which includes her podcast.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Stanislav Secrieru, the national security chief, said this week that police had dismantled a network linked to Russia’s military intelligence service, the GRU, which had trained over 100 Moldovans in Serbia to use violent tactics against police.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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In addition to recording passport information, the system will log precisely when travelers enter and exit the country and whether or not they’ve ever been refused entry.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
24 Sep. 2025
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According to Jackpot Data, which is officially recording casinos' payouts logged for taxes and regulation, researchers ranked America’s casinos from the luckiest to least lucky, using the size of the highest jackpot ever recorded at each location.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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He’s never been humbled before.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
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There appears to be no limit to his sensitivity or his determination to humble his tormentors.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
19 Sep. 2025
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If time permits, disconnect utilities and appliances.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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City records point toward demolition City records, however, show that the company filed for and, on Tuesday, received a permit to disconnect the city water line, often a precursor to demolition.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Take down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20down. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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