taken down

Definition of taken downnext
past participle of take down
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of taken down Pitman did not respond to multiple interview requests early Monday evening, by which time the Gillyweeds Facebook page appeared to have been taken down. Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 17 Mar. 2026 The statue had been displayed at Love Field since the 1960s but was taken down in 2020. Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Mar. 2026 The controversy escalated to the Supreme Court, and Pandey subsequently confirmed the title had been withdrawn and that all promotional material had been taken down, with a new title yet to be announced. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026 Organizations that sustain Iran's regime are being systematically and deliberately taken down. FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026 As the day continued and police barriers were taken down, witnesses, friends and strangers left flowers and candles on a makeshift memorial on Buford’s front step. Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026 Twelve of the photographs had appeared on the eBay site Crain's Militaria earlier this month before being taken down. CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026 More than 10,000 such comments were taken down during the Paris Games, IOC spokesperson Mark Adams said. Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026 The fallout has been major, with the BBC criticized for leaving up a version of the ceremony on iPlayer in which the racial slur was audible for 15 hours before it was taken down. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taken down
Verb
  • At one point in his teenage years, Diaz was publicly humiliated by the football team who forcefully shaved his curly hair.
    Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Walz and Ellison were humiliated and could not account for their blundering.
    Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Grizzlies sophomore point guard Crystal Cruz knocked down a 3-pointer and a pair of free throws to bring Godinez within five points.
    David Delgado, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
  • When Adebayo knocked down the free throws to get to 83, players shook their heads in amazement.
    Jason Jones, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • On the morning of March 14, hospital staff noted his tongue had swollen and administered epinephrine.
    Bo Evans, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The situation could change as its only been slightly over two weeks since the conflict began, as ISW noted.
    Christopher Tremoglie, The Washington Examiner, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • She’s shamed and her businesses are closed down, and certainly no charity would touch her and a great deal more will come out.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Angelica’s attempt at humiliation fails, however, because Jason and Chris refuse to be shamed.
    Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Forty-one minutes later, her pacemaker application disconnected from her phone, marking the precise moment an 84-year-old woman who could not walk 50 yards without help was ripped from her bed.
    Neal K. Shah, Boston Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Year after year, the Taiwanese public is becoming increasingly disconnected from their original Republic of China mentality.
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Back in 1961, when this equation was first written down, the estimates were wildly optimistic.
    Big Think, Big Think, 4 Mar. 2026
  • But everything really is written down from my mind.
    Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Bryant, by the way, sunk 18 of 20 free throws in netting 81, a 90 percent make rate.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Loewen was fouled, then calmly sunk both free throws to give Georgetown the lead at 52-51 with nine seconds on the clock.
    Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Even squares or irregular blobs can be broken down into a series of progressively smaller circles and calculated using pi, Davoyan said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Negotiations have been ongoing for years, but trust on both sides has broken down.
    Mihir Sharma, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026

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“Taken down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taken%20down. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.

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