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
The tool is now available to journalists, government leaders and political candidates, who can request videos depicting their likeness be taken down, though removal is not guaranteed.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
The ultimate test will be who takes down the million-person military force made up of the IRGC, the Basij, and other militia groups.
—Felice Friedson, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
This is a pint-sized predator with the tools to take down meals bigger than itself.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
Then another statement win, taking down the hottest team in the East, with a road win in Charlotte.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
The ultimate test will be who takes down the million-person military force made up of the IRGC, the Basij, and other militia groups.
—Felice Friedson, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
This is a pint-sized predator with the tools to take down meals bigger than itself.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
Then another statement win, taking down the hottest team in the East, with a road win in Charlotte.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take down
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But no one here is out to humiliate anyone, which is nasty and unkind and not at all the sort of humor Lawrence trades in.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Walz and Ellison were humiliated and could not account for their blundering.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
7 Mar. 2026
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Texas newcomer Aaliyah Crump gives Schaefer another versatile defender on the perimeter with the capability of knocking down 3-pointers.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Mar. 2026
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My dad used to say, when you get knocked down, Joey, just get up.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Miller recorded a double-double, pouring in 22 points to go with 13 rebounds, and fell five assists shy of recording his first career triple-double.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Mar. 2026
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The son of Gun Runner who cost $3 million at a sale last March recorded a 101 Beyer figure in a flashy 5½-furlong debut last summer, and followed that win with another in the Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity.—
Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Election experts widely discredited the review as shoddy and partisan.—
Benjamin Swasey,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2026
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These accusations are coming from far-right and far-left accounts as well as anti-Israel groups, such as Students for Justice in Palestine, that are inclined to discredit Israel.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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The first, from 1956, was buried under the ever-accumulating ice, and the second, from 1975, was preëmptively dismantled to avoid a similar fate.—
Cree LeFavour,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
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Here, both are completely dismantled and scuffed to the point of being barely recognizable.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The item is logged and eventually transported to the Lost & Found office.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Approach improves transparency and trust in autonomous systems Similar to the flight data recorders used in aircraft, the system continuously logs information about the drone’s performance.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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The 83-year-old actor said he was humbled.—
Jake Coyle,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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There’s nothing quite as humbling as crouching next to a random airport outlet.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2026
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Businesses that disconnect from societal needs won’t survive the next decade, but those that, whether quietly or publicly, deliver on their commitments—to their people, their communities, and the world—will be the ones that thrive.—
Sona Khosla,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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The emails ask the user to take some kind of action, such as disconnecting or locking their vault.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Take down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20down. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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