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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 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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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
The Los Angeles Dodgers took down the Milwaukee Brewers, 2-1, on Monday night to steal Game 1 of the NLCS.
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Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Phoenix Beauregard rushed for two touchdowns as Marshfield (3-2) took down Silver Lake 38-14 in the Patriot League.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
Mississippi took down dangerous Tulane with an emphatic victory.
—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
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
Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Phoenix Beauregard rushed for two touchdowns as Marshfield (3-2) took down Silver Lake 38-14 in the Patriot League.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
Mississippi took down dangerous Tulane with an emphatic victory.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for took down
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By the time the cameras stopped clicking and the newsmen flew home, Kentucky had been humiliated in the national press, the onlooker’s violence both disputed and affirmed in accounts of this day.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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LaBella alleges that she was traumatized and humiliated by the experience.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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In September, federal agents dismantled a covert network near the United Nations in New York that contained more than 300 SIM servers and 100,000 SIM cards, according to the Secret Service.—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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At the end, every element is dismantled, the squares return to emptiness, and the streets resume their rhythm.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Jarvis has a team-best three goals so far, while Hall has two goals and three points, and Sebastian Aho and Shayne Gostisbehere each recorded three assists thus far.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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Production in Los Angeles continued to be anemic over the last three months, falling below the level of activity recorded during the 2023 writers and actors strikes.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Palestinian Authority, long discredited in the West Bank, has been absent in Gaza.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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Colorado contends its law simply regulates licensed therapists by banning a practice that major medical groups have deemed harmful and discredited.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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He was knocked down nine times.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Oct. 2025
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Also on Tuesday, police in Providence, Rhode Island, were investigating a vehicle crash involving ICE agents, which city officials say knocked down a utility pole not far from the city center.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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That game is currently logged as a forfeit on the high school sports tracking website MaxPreps.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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The format has logged more than 210 games and attracted tourism board sponsorships from Turkey and Greece.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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The Revolution provided a brief scare through a 59th-minute goal from Dor Turgeman, who embarrassed a defender before curling home a spectacular effort, but Inter Miami broke the tie almost immediately after the strike that made the score 2-1.—
Franco Panizo,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 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
Verb
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Shows with the inside/outside format with discovery of hidden gardens in Paris, or outside Paris, made a special environment, disconnected from the city to discover the next summer collection.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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But in July, Urban abruptly disconnected from a radio interview in Australia after being asked a question about Kidman's love scenes with Zac Efron in her film A Family Affair.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Oct. 2025
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