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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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
Forbes was taken down by then-Ravens wide receiver Devin Duvernay in the skirmish.
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Adam Thompson, CBS News, 18 May 2026
One was from the penalty spot in the 54th minute after Yazmeen Ryan was taken down on a run toward the byline.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 17 May 2026
The jobs were posted through the month of March, then were taken down on April 1 because of the partial federal government shutdown, but were put back up on April 30, according to a city spokesperson.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Encouragingly, he was seen to move his hand to his face as he was taken down the tunnel.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 4 May 2026
The accounts have been taken down, but much of their contents remain accessible on the Internet Archive.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
That said, the dude would be a lot cooler if he didn't get taken down by a bunch of space kids.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 May 2026
Danh's GoFundMe surpassed $187,000 on April 27, and has since been taken down.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Pepper is arrested and committed to New Hyde Psychiatric Hospital rather than being taken down to a police station.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
Adam Thompson, CBS News, 18 May 2026
One was from the penalty spot in the 54th minute after Yazmeen Ryan was taken down on a run toward the byline.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 17 May 2026
The jobs were posted through the month of March, then were taken down on April 1 because of the partial federal government shutdown, but were put back up on April 30, according to a city spokesperson.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Encouragingly, he was seen to move his hand to his face as he was taken down the tunnel.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 4 May 2026
The accounts have been taken down, but much of their contents remain accessible on the Internet Archive.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
That said, the dude would be a lot cooler if he didn't get taken down by a bunch of space kids.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 May 2026
Danh's GoFundMe surpassed $187,000 on April 27, and has since been taken down.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Pepper is arrested and committed to New Hyde Psychiatric Hospital rather than being taken down to a police station.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taken down
Verb
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You can be humiliated, and won’t that be awful?—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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Those who don’t get the job leave diminished, sometimes humiliated, and the institution absorbs the damage quietly for years.—
Paul Hardart,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
Verb
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The boat knocked down a section of the bridge, and six construction workers who were on the span were killed.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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The battalion chief on scene called for additional crews, but the fire was quickly knocked down, the department said.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
Verb
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Authorities reportedly fined him €500, or roughly $580 — and banned him from returning to the site, the outlet noted.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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It should be noted that the media is not permitted to speak with the Fever’s medical staff about players’ injuries.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Others felt her comments oversimplified a complex issue and unfairly shamed Black women who choose to wear wigs and weaves.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
14 May 2026
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One dancer also claimed she was shamed for her weight.—
Kelsie Hoffman,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Southwest staff also tried to take the device apart, and Town eventually realized that a wire had likely been disconnected in transit.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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Reports are often backward-looking, disconnected from real-time operations, and difficult to translate into clear actions.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Nothing can be written down, and no one can know everything, so much of the dialogue is a bewildering avalanche of codewords and code names.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
18 May 2026
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Processes that had previously lived in people’s heads began to get written down.—
Shivaas Gulati,
Sportico.com,
12 May 2026
Verb
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The Supreme Court unanimously annulled the firing in December, but this has sunk the country only further into a constitutional crisis.—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Both ships are now sunk off the coast of Canada.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Every player on the club’s books is broken down as fee amortisation, plus wages, per year, and the No 9 boils down to something like a £20million-plus signing in their eyes.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Elsewhere Ritchie summarizes like an AI overview, with generic phases of the extraction plan, endlessly rehearsed in montages, broken down on screen, in large-font lists.—
Michael Phillips,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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“Taken down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taken%20down. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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