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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
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.
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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
During an 11-on-11 period, rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson took down a Washington edge rusher while blocking for quarterback Drake Maye.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
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
During an 11-on-11 period, rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson took down a Washington edge rusher while blocking for quarterback Drake Maye.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for took down
Verb
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All that to be humiliated in the Orlando bubble?—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
4 Sep. 2025
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Inter Miami, clearly humiliated, let out its frustrations after the final whistle, when several Miami players, led by Luis Suarez, got into a scuffle with Seattle players.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Eagles dominated the line of scrimmage in the Super Bowl and thus dismantled Kansas City’s offense.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Institutions that once functioned for the benefit of the public are now sclerotic, having been partly dismantled, or seem indifferent to suffering.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In Middlesex League action, Kaylee Master recorded a hat trick, Sophia Setouhi added a pair and Gianna Venezia scored her first varsity goal as Watertown (5-0) blanked Woburn, 7-0, for its 102nd straight field hockey win.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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For RWAs to function, every participant needs confidence that events are recorded in the right order.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Eventually, however, Lowell’s ideas were discredited—Schiaparelli, once an ally, renounced them—and the world moved on.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025
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By the end of the year, the cold fusion bubble had burst, the technology was discredited, and the concept relegated to bad spy fiction and conspiracy theories.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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To make the job a little less painful, Amazon knocked down the price of a complete leaf rake set to just $20.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Sep. 2025
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But after being knocked down by the Chiefs, Brady and the Patriots would end up winning the Super Bowl that season.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Each agent’s input, output, latency and metadata should be logged.—
Gopikrishnan Anilkumar,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Within eighteen months, the site logged hundreds of thousands of downloads and video views.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After the Detroit Tigers embarrassed them in two games, outscoring them 23-3 earlier this week, the Yankees have won the first two games of their series against the Boston Red Sox.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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We wouldn’t be embarrassed by it, nor would the audience.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Without a full journey view, the experience feels disconnected.—
Thasha Batts,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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When an external drive is connected or disconnected.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Took down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/took%20down. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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