1
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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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
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
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
The rapper’s booking agency, Mac Agency, also called out the decision in an Instagram Story that appears to have been taken down.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
The network has been taken down and is no longer a threat to New York, law enforcement officials said.
—John Miller, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
The reposts were taken down, and Harvey's Instagram account has since been deactivated.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 16 Sep. 2025
However, as the graphic assassination of Kirk shows – videos of it ran unedited on many social media platforms for hours before they were taken down – exposure to violent images now reach a far wider population.
—Arash Javanbakht, The Conversation, 15 Sep. 2025
Palace’s centre-forward quickly threads the ball to Kamada, who is taken down by Marco Bizot, winning his team a penalty.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
The social media pages for Lampers, who was known as StHealthyHunter, were quickly taken down.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2025
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
The rapper’s booking agency, Mac Agency, also called out the decision in an Instagram Story that appears to have been taken down.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
The network has been taken down and is no longer a threat to New York, law enforcement officials said.
—John Miller, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
The reposts were taken down, and Harvey's Instagram account has since been deactivated.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 16 Sep. 2025
However, as the graphic assassination of Kirk shows – videos of it ran unedited on many social media platforms for hours before they were taken down – exposure to violent images now reach a far wider population.
—Arash Javanbakht, The Conversation, 15 Sep. 2025
Palace’s centre-forward quickly threads the ball to Kamada, who is taken down by Marco Bizot, winning his team a penalty.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
The social media pages for Lampers, who was known as StHealthyHunter, were quickly taken down.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taken 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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Kolek knocked down nearly 40 percent of his three-point attempts across his final two collegiate campaigns.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Lingering bullishness The hype around European stocks might be fading, but most investors — as noted in BofA's survey findings — seem to be pricing in further upside.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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Only 18% of people who could benefit from PrEP currently have access, the Gates Foundation noted in a separate statement.—
Ashleigh Furlong,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 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
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In Indiana, a number of teachers, university staff members and other government employees are being shamed on social media for comments critical of Kirk's views or making light of his death.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
25 Sep. 2025
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We got disconnected, and this whole resurgence of The Clique online has reconnected us in this really cool, organic and magical way.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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You are disconnected from reality.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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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
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That ship was sunk by six torpedoes and two bombs, according to the National Park Service.—
Genevieve Shaw Brown,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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But this season, that has sunk to below 6 yards per throw, and his five-to-six touchdown-to-interception ratio is among the worst of Power 4 quarterbacks.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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Photo-illustration by Newsweek/Canva Financial issues, family policies and cultural shifts are generally cited as the main reasons for the decline in births, which Newsweek has broken down in detail here.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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When the results were broken down by partisan affiliation, some noticeable differences emerged.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Taken down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taken%20down. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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