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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
Charlotte Taylor had five goals as Bourned took down Upper Cape 11-4.
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Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
In March, Polymarket quietly took down a bet on whether a nuclear weapon would be detonated before this year, raising the specter that the site was blatantly incentivizing nuclear conflict.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 9 Apr. 2026
Tulsa took down New Mexico 74-69 in the first semifinal Thursday.
—Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Residents in Ogle County, just south of Rockford, ran for shelter as tornado warning sirens sounded and high winds from the storm took down trees and power lines near the town of Holcomb.
—Noel Brennan, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
The Epstein files cover up took down Bondi.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 2 Apr. 2026
Winds took down a gas station canopy in New Franklin, Ohio, and an auto parts store sign in Baldwin, Pa.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
Winds took down a gas station canopy in New Franklin, Ohio, and an auto parts store sign in Baldwin, Pennsylvania.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
Winds took down a gas station canopy in New Franklin, Ohio, and an auto parts store sign in Baldwin, Pa.
—Mark Scolforo, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
In March, Polymarket quietly took down a bet on whether a nuclear weapon would be detonated before this year, raising the specter that the site was blatantly incentivizing nuclear conflict.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 9 Apr. 2026
Tulsa took down New Mexico 74-69 in the first semifinal Thursday.
—Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Residents in Ogle County, just south of Rockford, ran for shelter as tornado warning sirens sounded and high winds from the storm took down trees and power lines near the town of Holcomb.
—Noel Brennan, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
The Epstein files cover up took down Bondi.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 2 Apr. 2026
Winds took down a gas station canopy in New Franklin, Ohio, and an auto parts store sign in Baldwin, Pa.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
Winds took down a gas station canopy in New Franklin, Ohio, and an auto parts store sign in Baldwin, Pennsylvania.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
Winds took down a gas station canopy in New Franklin, Ohio, and an auto parts store sign in Baldwin, Pa.
—Mark Scolforo, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for took down
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This Mets team, with the second-highest MLB payroll at $369 million, had just been humiliated by a franchise that lost 119 games a year ago.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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One such accusation resulted in a federal lawsuit filed in September in which the former head of the Colorado Division for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and DeafBlind alleged DHS management humiliated and discriminated against him before forcing him out of his job.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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Grant was compelled to celebrate the nation’s hundredth anniversary just as its boldest experiment in democracy to date was being dismantled.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Ships that are too outdated or costly are dismantled and recycled in specialized shipyards.—
Elizabeth Heath,
Travel + Leisure,
1 May 2026
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In 1999, the Bridge Creek–Moore tornado struck the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, causing 41 deaths and nearly 600 injuries; the tornado’s top wind speed of 321 mph was the highest ever recorded on Earth.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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Declines of about 10% to 17% have been recorded elsewhere, including against the Swiss franc, South African rand, Danish krone, Swedish krona and the Euro.—
Matt Sedensky,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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The case later drew attention from the Innocence Project, which said advances in DNA testing ultimately discredited the prosecution’s core forensic evidence.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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But whereas leftist thinkers starting with Marx saw the liberal ideal as totally discredited, a mere camouflage for capitalist power, Habermas kept faith with the utopian potential of liberalism.—
Adam Kirsch,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
Verb
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Missiles were shot at our Destroyers, and were easily knocked down.—
Mosheh Gains,
NBC news,
7 May 2026
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On offense, Bridges knocked down his spot-up jumpers and was even used as a ballhandler to facilitate offense.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
5 May 2026
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These two missions are the biggest draws in the last several years, although the agency stated that nine other major launches have logged an average of 55,000 out-of-county visitors.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Audubon volunteer monitors have logged more than 1,600 hours in watching, studying and determining where the local pair has wintered.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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That this series has flipped on its head seemed almost impossible last Sunday, when the Celtics embarrassed Philadelphia in a Game 4 win on the Sixers’ home floor.—
Tobias Bass,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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The Mets were embarrassed by the Washington Nationals in an 14-2 blowout to even up the series at one game apiece.—
James O'Connell,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Lubner said that as the industry contracted, many airlines pulled out of smaller, less profitable airports, leaving those communities disconnected.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Arsenal manager invoked a bed of roses and the accompaniment of celestial music and formed an expression to suggest anyone expecting that was evidently disconnected from the reality of a Premier League title race.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Took down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/took%20down. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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