takes down

present tense third-person singular of take down
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Recent Examples of takes down Shein takes down controversial listing The fast-fashion giant is conducting an investigation to determine why a shirt was promoted with what appeared to be an edited image of the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO last year. Jade Walker, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025 Continue reading … ROLL BACK – Cracker Barrel takes down pride website after pressure from activists. FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for takes down
Verb
  • And Sacks, a PayPal Mafia member and veteran Silicon Valley investor, is just the sort of titan of industry this town routinely devours and humiliates — from Rex Tillerson to, well, Elon Musk.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • And whether the Carolina Panthers are just stuck in an endless loop of embarrassment, one that alternately humiliates and enrages their fans.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Keep Essentials Ready To Go Renee Dalo, a coach and speaker who logs about 100 travel days a year, says the secret is in her toiletry bag.
    Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
  • That means automatic change logs for every catalog update, dual approvals for pricing tweaks and clear separation of duties for discount policies.
    Ranganath Taware, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When leaves fall to the ground, the carbon stays in these leaves, breaks down, and decomposes and releases nutrients back into the soil that plants can take in.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Exposure to heat and light breaks down the delicate oils in spices.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The text records royal decrees including tax relief during poor Nile floods; donations to temples; the creation of a new priestly office; a festival tied to the heliacal rising of Sirius; and a calendar reform introducing a leap day every four years.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Toward the end of the colonial period, portrait photography records yet another cultural shift.
    H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Loneliness silently dismantles trust and team cohesion, foundational elements that drive performance, innovation, and resilience.
    Kristin Gleitsman, Harvard Business Review, 11 Sep. 2025
  • In its world premiere, SECOND NATURE challenges the notion that queerness is unnatural, by turning to nature itself — and the science that dismantles the myth of the gender binary.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Shillitoe's Kejashi system, which sounds Japanese but is just a nod do his own name KEnt JAmes SHIllitoe, disconnects the forks and handlebars from the normal steering head, and mounts them on a trailing arm coming back from a point well out in front of the fairing.
    Loz Blain August 04, New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Alcaraz, 22, came from two sets down to beat Sinner, 24, in the Roland Garros final, and the Italian returned the favor by beating the Spaniard in four sets in the Wimbledon final.
    Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Back in June, Alcaraz mounted a historic comeback after being two sets down and facing three championship points against Sinner in one of the greatest men’s French Open finals ever.
    Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The result is an almost-black shade of mahogany that strikes the perfect balance of autumnal aura and goth feels.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Specifically, the child died of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), a rare, but always fatal complication that strikes years after an initial measles infection.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Takes down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/takes%20down. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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