1
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
Mayor Rudy Giuliani took down the Mafia, saved New York City, comforted the nation following 9/11, and served in countless other ways to improve the lives of others.
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 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
Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 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
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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
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Having been humiliated at a college party, proceeds to use his tech skills to hack into the accounts of his peers and get revenge.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
27 Aug. 2025
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In Tennessee, state lawmakers dismantled existing oversight boards and replaced them with advisory bodies that are expressly prohibited from conducting investigations.—
Hansel Alejandro Aguilar,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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Within scientific branches of government, the currency of checks and balances has always been data; Kennedy and his allies have forcibly dismantled those guardrails.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
5 Sep. 2025
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On average over the last 30 years, Arizona recorded about 11 inches of rain a year, an inch below the long-term average.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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In Washington, Reagan National Airport recorded only two-tenths of an inch of rain throughout August, Roys said.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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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
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Atlanta trailed 6-2 early, but Howard knocked down three consecutive 3-pointers to push the Dream ahead midway through the first quarter.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
6 Sep. 2025
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House of the Dragon isn’t anywhere close to this, and that’s even with season 2 knocked down to eight episodes, and allegedly season 3 will also have eight.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Given the price surge in the wide receiver market over the last couple of years, Meyers — who had never logged 1,000 yards in five seasons before 2024 — may be angling for a contract Las Vegas is not willing to pay.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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About 66% of the youths in the program met the 26-week threshold and the messengers logged over 12,000 hours of mentoring.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The bad weather may have been a better option for the Dolphins as they were embarrassed by the Colts, with a final score of 30-8.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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Getty Images The President fired the nation’s top labor statistician because the jobs numbers embarrassed him.—
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Three billion people remain offline — disconnected from the digital economy and systems that drive global progress.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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That blending of human and machine work can leave people disconnected from one another.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Took down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/took%20down. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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