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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
Duncanville took down Cypress Ranch 49-41 to advance.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2026
During the three-game stretch, A&M took down the Longhorns twice in the 1985-86 season.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
Ty Harper scored a career-high 47 points and Oral Roberts took down Denver 102-80 on Thursday.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Hogue also took down Poway’s Kaitlyn Krenz in the only first-place match that featured the top two scoring teams.
—Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
Her reappearance five weeks later, her implausible account of being kidnapped, and the evidence of her trysting with a married man scorched her reputation and took down some high-profile public figures.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Behind 42 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds from Cade Cunningham, Detroit took down New York 126-111 to complete the regular-season sweep.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
The department took down thousands of documents from its Epstein files website earlier this month after outcry from victims and their attorneys about the haphazard redaction of potentially identifying information.
—Connor Greene, Time, 11 Feb. 2026
Ben Clarkin had a double-double with 12 points and 14 boards as Lincoln-Sudbury took down Weston 64-59 in a Dual County League matchup.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2026
During the three-game stretch, A&M took down the Longhorns twice in the 1985-86 season.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
Ty Harper scored a career-high 47 points and Oral Roberts took down Denver 102-80 on Thursday.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Hogue also took down Poway’s Kaitlyn Krenz in the only first-place match that featured the top two scoring teams.
—Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
Her reappearance five weeks later, her implausible account of being kidnapped, and the evidence of her trysting with a married man scorched her reputation and took down some high-profile public figures.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Behind 42 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds from Cade Cunningham, Detroit took down New York 126-111 to complete the regular-season sweep.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
The department took down thousands of documents from its Epstein files website earlier this month after outcry from victims and their attorneys about the haphazard redaction of potentially identifying information.
—Connor Greene, Time, 11 Feb. 2026
Ben Clarkin had a double-double with 12 points and 14 boards as Lincoln-Sudbury took down Weston 64-59 in a Dual County League matchup.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for took down
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At one point in his teenage years, Diaz was publicly humiliated by the football team who forcefully shaved his curly hair.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Walz and Ellison were humiliated and could not account for their blundering.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
7 Mar. 2026
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While Soviet authorities entombed that plant in concrete, Tokyo decided on a very different approach — the Fukushima Dai-ichi facility would be entirely dismantled.—
Yusuke Maekawa,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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The March 7, 1965, violence that became known as Bloody Sunday shocked the nation and helped spur passage of the landmark legislation that dismantled barriers to voting for Black Americans in the Jim Crow South.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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During a live demonstration flight, the drone successfully transmitted and recorded its operational data onto the blockchain in real time.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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Russell Westbrook, the NBA’s all-time leader in triple-doubles with 207, recorded his fourth of the season with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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After storms and flooding across Spain, Poland and the United States in late 2024, Moscow worked to claim that support for Ukraine had left countries vulnerable, stoked grievances in NATO countries and discredited Western democracies.—
Michael Chertoff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2026
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The Hamas massacre of October 7—whose atrocities were broadcast online by its perpetrators and seared into the Israeli consciousness—upended and discredited this approach.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
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My dad used to say, when you get knocked down, Joey, just get up.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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But once move-in day rolled around in Lubbock, Keith lifted a bed that knocked down a ceiling fan and caused an injury to his throwing arm.—
Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The item is logged and eventually transported to the Lost & Found office.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Zoox has logged more than 1 million autonomous miles and served more than 300,000 riders so far, the company said.—
Reuters
Wire Service,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Would the girl with the bright smile have been embarrassed by her love Stitch as a teen?—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Mar. 2026
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The team embarrassed Canada, 5-0, in the preliminary round, and swept the North American neighbor in four straight Olympic tune-ups.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
20 Feb. 2026
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Overhead charges that rise faster than front-line policing costs — and that are disconnected from service levels — undermine trust and strain long-standing relationships.—
Rajiv Bhateja,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Now institutions are answering those calls, and those that do not evolve and innovate risk becoming increasingly disconnected from both students and employers.—
Jeremy Haefner,
Denver Post,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Took down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/took%20down. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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