taken down

past participle of take down
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of taken down Trump’s name was briefly added to the facade last year but has since been taken down. Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026 In recent weeks, all but eight clients identified by CBS News have either taken down their retatrutide products or now list them as unavailable. Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 Republicans were also more likely than Democrats to say the government should be able to require a news story be taken down in cases of national security. ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026 Whether or not a loan occurred, the tapestry would be taken down, and that, in turn, would require some thought. John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026 Before it was taken down, the shadowy dark web service called Nexus allowed virtually anybody to peruse identity documents of over 170 million people in the US and Canada. Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026 The video was taken down a day later following the backlash over the ad. Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026 His Facebook account was also taken down in 2019, further limiting his online presence. Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026 Colossal also states that competition dashboards and profile pages are taken down after the campaign concludes. Ethan M. Stone, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taken down
Verb
  • On a cold night in November 2011, in a field outside Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine, a gang of thugs stormed a Soviet scientific research institute, beat and humiliated the staff and burned the place to the ground.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
  • My husband was humiliated, he was degraded, and not able to defend himself.
    Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The column supporting the building’s front corner appeared to have been knocked down, and photos taken over the years indicated it was never replaced.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Itauma had never needed to go past the sixth round in his first 14 professional bouts and tired visibly after taking command of the early rounds, with Hrgovic absorbing a barrage of hits even after being knocked down in the second round.
    ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Belarusian opposition leader-in-exile Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya welcomed the prisoners' release, but noted that many others remain in custody.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Ueno noted the importance of maintaining a sustainable social security system as the population continues to age and decline.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • He's race-baiting to appease the people who shamed him for his previous juvenile lifestyle, while quietly surrounding himself with mostly white men.
    Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Amid the jubilation, there is a darker side to the liberation as woman who fraternized with German soldiers are tracked down and publicly shamed.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • This isn’t too difficult given how deep Chelsea’s midfielders are and how disconnected the first line of their press has become.
    Jon Mackenzie, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • When practical, keep at least one backup disconnected from your computer or otherwise isolated from routine activity.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • When processes aren’t written down, new hires take longer to get up to speed, and mistakes are more likely.
    Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Capricorn December 22 – January 19 A bigger plan becomes more realistic when the next step is written down.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • On the economy, in particular, public opinion has soured; a recent consumer sentiment report showed that even Republicans’ view of the economy has sunk.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Questions were growing about a passenger ferry believed to have sunk off the coast of Vanuatu as rescuers on Tuesday searched for more than 30 people still missing.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Here's a look at several of the shakeups at local stations in 2026, broken down by arrivals and departures.
    Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The poll’s crosstab included much smaller sub-samples of voters, broken down by age, gender and location, and the statewide sample was just 250 Democrats.
    Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2026

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“Taken down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taken%20down. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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