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Recent Examples of bringdown
Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
The saga has brought down the Malaysian prime minister, a top Goldman Sachs banker and a key first-term Trump fundraiser.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
The firefighters are focused on bringing down the flames and finding the source, a situation that Severide (Taylor Kinney) has been prepping for his whole life.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
But what's more, the president also said that his top priority was bringing down the price of things.
—NBC News, 26 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Trump campaigned on promising to bring down inflation.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
The saga has brought down the Malaysian prime minister, a top Goldman Sachs banker and a key first-term Trump fundraiser.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
The firefighters are focused on bringing down the flames and finding the source, a situation that Severide (Taylor Kinney) has been prepping for his whole life.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
But what's more, the president also said that his top priority was bringing down the price of things.
—NBC News, 26 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bringdown
Noun
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But Sotheby’s is playing the long game; any disappointment felt by the luxury department at the end of play on Saturday is likely to be soothed by lasting gain in the region.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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Missing any part of 4 Nations would be a big disappointment for Crosby, who has distinguished himself as arguably Canada’s greatest international men’s ice hockey player.—
Rob Rossi,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The military said drones were shot down in 11 regions, covering much of the country.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
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Michael Durant is an Army veteran who piloted one of the Black Hawk helicopters that was shot down by the Somali militia, per the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In June and September the ash blew away from Anchorage.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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Stellar energy hitting the disk can ionize the gas inside of it, blowing away the gas.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Andrea [Gavazzi], our amazing Italian cinematographer, came to the scene with the camera on his shoulder and picking off shots.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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Makar came out of the penalty box, picked off a pass and set up Artturi Lehkonen with 14.7 seconds left in the third period for the winning goal in a wild 5-4 victory for the Avs against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.—
Corey Masisak,
The Denver Post,
26 Jan. 2025
Verb
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With most of the starters on the bench and Wiggins gunning for 40 points late in the fourth quarter, Monk went to the halfcourt line to say something to teammate Mason Jones.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
2 Feb. 2025
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Palmer aces her performance as Dreux, a hardworking and pragmatic waitress gunning to become franchise manager of her diner.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Bringdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bringdown. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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