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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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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
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.
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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
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
The social media pages for Lampers, who was known as StHealthyHunter, were quickly taken down.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2025
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
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
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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Sitting in class next to a star athlete destined for Division I football, the future comedy mogul listened as his teacher publicly humiliated him in front of his peers.—
Essence,
Essence,
2 Oct. 2025
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Is he humiliated by being asked to leave surreptitiously for Olivia’s amusement, or is this a game for him too?—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Stocks were knocked down a bit in afternoon trading by declines in key technology names like Palantir Technologies, Tesla and Nvidia.—
Sean Conlon,Pia Singh,
CNBC,
2 Oct. 2025
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Mitchell knocked down the resulting free throw to extend Indiana’s lead to eight.—
Frank Nunns O'Connell 11 hr ago,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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In addition to retail sales, some of these items were distributed to schools and Department of Defense facilities, although the USDA noted that the school distribution was not part of the National School Lunch Program.—
Daniel Orton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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While Memphis has seen high numbers of violent crimes such as homicides and carjackings in recent years, Democratic and Republican officials have noted decreases this year in some crime categories.—
Devon M. Sayers,
CNN Money,
1 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
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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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Accounts can be connected or disconnected at any time.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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The term bubble usually refers to a period of inflated stock prices or valuations of companies that have disconnected from the fundamentals of a business.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 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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On April 23, 1945, the USS Eagle 56 was fired upon and sunk by a German U-boat 853 in Casco Bay.—
Leanna Renee Hieber,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025
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Shey Peddy drained a three to bring the score to 101-98, but the Fever’s immense efforts fell short as Young and Wilson sunk six free throws between them in the final 20 seconds to close out the series and advance to the Finals.—
Frank Nunns O'Connell,
CNN Money,
1 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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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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“Taken down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taken%20down. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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