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Recent Examples of bringdown
Charles A. Kupchan, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
The driver was later brought down by a barrage of bullets after a brief gunfight with law enforcement officials.
—Becket Adams, National Review, 5 Jan. 2025
What the voters in California elected me to do was to try to bring down the cost of living, the cost of housing, the cost of child care.
—NBC News, 5 Jan. 2025
In the 51st minute, Mbappe burst into the 18-yard box and won a penalty after being brought down by Valencia defender Cesar Tarrega.
—Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Trump simply cannot afford to bring down the house—and must be stopped from doing so.
—Charles A. Kupchan, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
The driver was later brought down by a barrage of bullets after a brief gunfight with law enforcement officials.
—Becket Adams, National Review, 5 Jan. 2025
What the voters in California elected me to do was to try to bring down the cost of living, the cost of housing, the cost of child care.
—NBC News, 5 Jan. 2025
In the 51st minute, Mbappe burst into the 18-yard box and won a penalty after being brought down by Valencia defender Cesar Tarrega.
—Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bringdown
Noun
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Miranda Trevino, 22, reflected on her disappointment with wedding dress shopping in a video with 8.5 million views and 1 million likes on TikTok.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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Söderblom’s bounce-back game ended in disappointment.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Our fact-check sources Chaos Factory (YouTube), Sept. 1, 2023, BREAKING: UFO's seen over South Florida today being followed by military attack helicopters Business Insider, Feb. 12, 2023, The US has shot down 3 suspicious flying objects in 3 days.—
Kate S. Petersen,
USA TODAY,
13 Jan. 2025
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Shortly after McCormick shot down Tesla’s bid to restore Musk’s package, the electric vehicle company confirmed its plans to appeal.—
William Gavin,
Quartz,
8 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Two weeks after that selection, both SMU and Indiana were blown away by Penn State and Notre Dame, respectively.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN,
22 Jan. 2025
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In a letter to shareholders, Netflix revealed record growth of nearly 19 million subscribers, absolutely blowing away media analysts’ forecasts.—
Tony Maglio,
IndieWire,
22 Jan. 2025
Verb
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But with the game tied 24-24, Notre Dame sophomore cornerback Christian Gray picked off Penn State quarterback Drew Allar’s errant pass, giving the Irish the ball at the Nittany Lions’ 42-yard line.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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Prior to the 2023 season, Major League Baseball announced a spate of rules designed to make stealing bases easier — instituting penalties for pitchers who take too much time between pitches, and fail to pick off a runner within three attempts.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
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Rather than gunning from his gut, Trump had reams of drafted ideas at the ready thanks to his pals in Washington’s back-hall think tanks and their Project 2025 agenda.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
22 Jan. 2025
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Like Malone’s Nuggets, the rest of the league is gunning for the Celtics.—
Jay King,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Bringdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bringdown. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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