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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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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
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.
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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
The assailant had been taken down by the Secret Service and was in custody.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
In exile, Carvajal began making grandiose denunciations of Maduro on his personal blog (now taken down) and on social media.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
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
The assailant had been taken down by the Secret Service and was in custody.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
In exile, Carvajal began making grandiose denunciations of Maduro on his personal blog (now taken down) and on social media.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taken down
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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
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Blue is officially fired for injecting a patient with an unapproved drug, and in a devastating twist, he is humiliated by and forced to give his badge back to Richard in front of Catherine (Debbie Allen).—
Max Gao,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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Missiles were shot at our Destroyers, and were easily knocked down.—
Mosheh Gains,
NBC news,
7 May 2026
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On offense, Bridges knocked down his spot-up jumpers and was even used as a ballhandler to facilitate offense.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
5 May 2026
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Connecticut is a part of a deregulated regional electrical grid, and Nicola noted that electricity is bought and sold on the open market, leaving the risks of building new plants to private companies.—
Krisztian Elcsics,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Police on the scene noted that after firing those fatal shots, Myers stood by the body and made no attempt to perform life-saving measures.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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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
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Bellingham looked sluggish and disconnected from his team-mates for most of the game.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
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But more than anything, Bolles is authentic in a world that is disconnected by social media and polarized by politics.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
9 May 2026
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Making bsissa—a tradition passed down through generations—is an art, yet nothing is measured or written down.—
Boutheina Ben Salem,
Vogue,
8 May 2026
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The Tripitaka had been passed down orally in India for centuries after the death of the Buddha before being written down in Sri Lanka about the 1st century bce.—
Ethan Teekah,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
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Despite winning a landslide election victory in July 2024, Labour's popularity has sunk and Starmer is getting much of the blame.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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New data from the Commonwealth Fund shows how low Texas healthcare has sunk below national averages on multiple measures.—
Chris Tomlinson,
Houston Chronicle,
7 May 2026
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Other screens show muscle and fat broken down by body part in both a chart and a full-body diagram.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
5 Apr. 2026
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Asphalt is broken down on both sides of the road.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Taken down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taken%20down. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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