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as in humiliated
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 knocked 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 noted
to make a written note of
took down the customer's contact information
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Recent Examples of taken down
He has already been taken down 12 times, eight over the past three games.
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Tim Graham, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
While a Facebook group for ICE sightings in Chicago does appear to have been taken down, as of Tuesday evening, dozens of other groups, some with thousands of members, remained visible on Facebook.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Tucked within the Turnberry Ocean Club in Sunny Isles, the $30 million duplex sky villa was taken down to the studs and completely customized.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
During that incident, Schabusiness was able to land a few punches on her lawyer before being taken down.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Furthermore, Taylor Swift’s team has already taken down the videos fanning the flame regarding the accusations.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
Everyone could learn from the experience of being taken down and trying to escape, those moments when your freedom depends on your ability to overpower someone else.
—Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
Asked whether Robinson had literally copied and pasted Harrington’s idea, his website was taken down.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
The Green Bay Packers were shockingly taken down by the Cleveland Browns in Week 3, and it is believed that the team will be looking for some revenge in Week 4.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Tim Graham, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
While a Facebook group for ICE sightings in Chicago does appear to have been taken down, as of Tuesday evening, dozens of other groups, some with thousands of members, remained visible on Facebook.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Tucked within the Turnberry Ocean Club in Sunny Isles, the $30 million duplex sky villa was taken down to the studs and completely customized.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
During that incident, Schabusiness was able to land a few punches on her lawyer before being taken down.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Furthermore, Taylor Swift’s team has already taken down the videos fanning the flame regarding the accusations.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
Everyone could learn from the experience of being taken down and trying to escape, those moments when your freedom depends on your ability to overpower someone else.
—Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
Asked whether Robinson had literally copied and pasted Harrington’s idea, his website was taken down.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
The Green Bay Packers were shockingly taken down by the Cleveland Browns in Week 3, and it is believed that the team will be looking for some revenge in Week 4.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taken down
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By the time the cameras stopped clicking and the newsmen flew home, Kentucky had been humiliated in the national press, the onlooker’s violence both disputed and affirmed in accounts of this day.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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LaBella alleges that she was traumatized and humiliated by the experience.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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He was knocked down nine times.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Oct. 2025
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Also on Tuesday, police in Providence, Rhode Island, were investigating a vehicle crash involving ICE agents, which city officials say knocked down a utility pole not far from the city center.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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That’s very important in his particular case and it should be noted.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Hudson and other board members noted each of the applicants expressed some desire to run next year to remain in the seat.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
16 Oct. 2025
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And when placed counter to men in power, we’re shamed; just take the long-overdue imprisonment of Diddy and the public vitriol towards his female victims.—
Essence,
Essence,
15 Oct. 2025
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Kirk’s former chief of staff Mikey McCoy shamed Cohen for the comments in a post on X early Thursday morning.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The front sink was blocked by waste and the ware wash sink was disconnected from the drain pipe.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Mamdani, who has led in recent polls, fired back quickly, accusing Cuomo of being disconnected from the realities facing everyday New Yorkers.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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They may not be written down, but everyone knows them.—
Tracy Lawrence,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Stripped of tone and context, those words can come across very differently once they're written down.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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And over the past three years, each of those numbers has sunk.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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The rapid escalation of trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies has sunk stocks, rattling investors and industries by igniting fears of a repeat of the tit-for-tat tariff battle in spring, when levies on Chinese and American imports soared to around 145% and 120% respectively.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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By the end, the team’s pitching was broken down.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Here's a list of the headline artists performing for ACL's first round of shows, as broken down by USA TODAY.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Taken down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taken%20down. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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