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as in humiliating
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 knocking 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 recording
to make a written note of
took down the customer's contact information
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Recent Examples of taking down
Mississippi State takes this week's biggest jump after taking down Arizona State.
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Chris Vannini, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The Los Angeles Chargers started the 2025 NFL season as winners, taking down the Kansas City Chiefs, 27-21, on Friday night in Brazil.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Louisiana Tech dominated in their season opener, taking down the Southeastern Louisiana Lions 24-0.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
Tuesday’s win gave the Yankees their first series win since taking down the Rays on July 31.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2025
Many involve sneaking into a location, silently taking down guards and, if your cover is blown, blasting your way through.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
In search of new hits to compliment existing Paramount+ franchises such as Star Trek and the Taylor Sherdian universe, Holland is taking down the walls for outside studios.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
And Sears fulfilled a portion of his role by taking down one final inning.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Chris Vannini, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The Los Angeles Chargers started the 2025 NFL season as winners, taking down the Kansas City Chiefs, 27-21, on Friday night in Brazil.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Louisiana Tech dominated in their season opener, taking down the Southeastern Louisiana Lions 24-0.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
Tuesday’s win gave the Yankees their first series win since taking down the Rays on July 31.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2025
Many involve sneaking into a location, silently taking down guards and, if your cover is blown, blasting your way through.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
In search of new hits to compliment existing Paramount+ franchises such as Star Trek and the Taylor Sherdian universe, Holland is taking down the walls for outside studios.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
And Sears fulfilled a portion of his role by taking down one final inning.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taking down
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This announcement, humiliating the involved member, is harmful.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
Oc Register,
29 Aug. 2025
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The Tumi Alpha 3 Collection International Expandable Carry-on is currently 20 percent off, knocking down its over $1,000 price tag to $819.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Aug. 2025
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Had a stray dog run up the stairs, knocking down the plant?—
Tao Lin,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Duran has been crafty on the base paths, recording 22 steals on 28 attempts.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Stoked, Joe announces his candidacy to run against Ted, immediately recording a video and posting it.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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Further discrediting itself, Thursday’s writeup includes a marketing pitch for the SquareX platform.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
28 Aug. 2025
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Wolfenbarger’s defense attorneys began to focus on discrediting Norma as a witness after prosecutors relied on her testimony to show the jury that her daughter Melissa had allegedly suffered abuse at the hands of her husband before her 1998 disappearance, according to WSB-TV.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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What dismantling public health does is protect economic and racial privilege.—
Stan Chu Ilo,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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In parallel, Israel had begun dismantling Hamas.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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McArthur launched on two spaceflights, logging 213 days in orbit across her nearly 25 years, and held leadership positions at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Private education and health services had the largest decline in job openings, with 181,000 fewer job openings from June to July, followed by retail (110,000) and mining and logging (13,000).—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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If that wasn’t embarrassing enough, then came an ugly post-game brawl that has gone viral on social media all over the world.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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Taking just the bare stats into consideration, Rooney's managerial career has been defined by a horrendously low win rate, but that is in addition to a spate of embarrassing off-field antics.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Create simple carousel slides breaking down your methodology.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Endstop triggered This is the web version of Fortune Tech, a daily newsletter breaking down the biggest players and stories shaping the future.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Taking down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taking%20down. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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