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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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2
as in dismantled
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 recorded
to make a written note of
took down the customer's contact information
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Recent Examples of took down
Mississippi took down dangerous Tulane with an emphatic victory.
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Erick Smith, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Ouachita 34, Arkansas Tech 30 -- Ouachita head coach Todd Knight became the winningest college coach ever at an Arkansas school as the Tigers took down Southeastern Oklahoma by a final score of 41-21 last Saturday at Cliff Harris Stadium.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2025
The Chargers are coming off a 27-21 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs last week in Brazil, while the Raiders took down the New England Patriots, 20-13, in head coach Pete Carroll and quarterback Geno Smith's debut in the silver and black.
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Liberty Township, just miles from Middletown, endured weeks of disruption when a ransomware attack took down its systems.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The company took down its Facebook page Monday.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
After the incident, Worl got back into his truck and drove off, but one of the witnesses took down a partial plate number.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Other verified videos, many of which Chinese censors swiftly took down, showed a large crowd gathered in Jiangyou on Monday night, at times singing the Chinese national anthem as the police presence grew.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2025
Demolition crews took down the building on Monday, working in reverse order of how it was constructed.
—Chevall Pryce, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2025
Erick Smith, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Ouachita 34, Arkansas Tech 30 -- Ouachita head coach Todd Knight became the winningest college coach ever at an Arkansas school as the Tigers took down Southeastern Oklahoma by a final score of 41-21 last Saturday at Cliff Harris Stadium.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2025
The Chargers are coming off a 27-21 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs last week in Brazil, while the Raiders took down the New England Patriots, 20-13, in head coach Pete Carroll and quarterback Geno Smith's debut in the silver and black.
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Liberty Township, just miles from Middletown, endured weeks of disruption when a ransomware attack took down its systems.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The company took down its Facebook page Monday.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
After the incident, Worl got back into his truck and drove off, but one of the witnesses took down a partial plate number.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Other verified videos, many of which Chinese censors swiftly took down, showed a large crowd gathered in Jiangyou on Monday night, at times singing the Chinese national anthem as the police presence grew.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2025
Demolition crews took down the building on Monday, working in reverse order of how it was constructed.
—Chevall Pryce, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for took down
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France had been humiliated in 1871 by Prussia in a foolish war of its own making, and Dreyfus, accused of passing military secrets to the Germans, was a convenient scapegoat in a time of national malaise.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Leno later said he felt humiliated by Kimmel’s jibe.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2025
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Stanislav Secrieru, the national security chief, said this week that police had dismantled a network linked to Russia’s military intelligence service, the GRU, which had trained over 100 Moldovans in Serbia to use violent tactics against police.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Next up for Pittsburgh will be a tough Week 4 matchup against the Minnesota Vikings, who dismantled the Cincinnati Bengals this week.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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The exchange between Homan and the FBI agents was recorded, according to multiple news reports.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Sep. 2025
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According to the filing, no overtly classified documents were recorded there, though computers and electronic devices were seized from both locations for forensic review.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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But many climate scientists have discredited this argument, saying that freezing events can take place even amid climate change—but as time goes on, those cold events will happen less often and won’t last as long.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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The study was later discredited and retracted but doubts about the MMR vaccine have persisted.—
Stephanie Innes,
AZCentral.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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But one simply has to appreciate the cruel irony of such a deluxe number being knocked down by a pedestrian bus rather than, say, a Rolls-Royce or a Daimler.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Kolek knocked down nearly 40 percent of his three-point attempts across his final two collegiate campaigns.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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According to Jackpot Data, which is officially recording casinos' payouts logged for taxes and regulation, researchers ranked America’s casinos from the luckiest to least lucky, using the size of the highest jackpot ever recorded at each location.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Morris, a 6-foot-2 guard, has logged eight NBA seasons with the Denver Nuggets, Washington Wizards, Detroit Pistons, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Phoenix Suns.—
Grant Afseth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Me, a beautiful and clever five-time Emmy-winning writer with a few Wednesday nights free, and The Golden Bachelor, a heartwarming and adorable exploration of women’s second acts with a male doofus at the center who has already embarrassed himself.—
Ali Barthwell,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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Of course, some embarrassed me within a sentence or two, and were dispatched quickly.—
Jane Ciabattari
September 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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The challenges range from data issues to a lack of clear success metrics to being disconnected from actual business challenges.—
John Walsh III,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Many young people will likely begin creating ChatGPT accounts that are disconnected from their parents, giving them private, unsupervised access to powerful tools.—
Jenna Glover,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Took down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/took%20down. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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