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Recent Examples of bringdown
Joann Muller, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
The winds could cause power outages and bring down trees.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
The series stars Karl Urban as Billy Butcher, someone intent on bringing down the collection of the most famous superheroes in the world known as The Seven.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
While the president has professed his intention to bring down housing costs, placing tariffs on the country’s largest trade partners could do the opposite.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
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Verb
But boosting the appeal of EVs will also require lower-cost batteries and high-volume manufacturing to bring down prices.
—Joann Muller, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
The winds could cause power outages and bring down trees.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
The series stars Karl Urban as Billy Butcher, someone intent on bringing down the collection of the most famous superheroes in the world known as The Seven.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
While the president has professed his intention to bring down housing costs, placing tariffs on the country’s largest trade partners could do the opposite.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bringdown
Noun
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Speaking of that, The Electric State and its 15% score is all the way down to #9 on the list, falling faster than its competitors and while Netflix won’t say it, is undoubtedly a big disappointment for them.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Based on where expectations were at the beginning of the season, this Sabres team has been a colossal disappointment.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Houthis have shot down several slower-flying U.S. Air Force drones.—
Helene Cooper,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Michelle Monaghan, who plays actress Jaclyn Lemon on the HBO series, recently shot down a popular fan theory about who is responsible for the shooting spree teased in the opening scene of the season.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2025
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While faithful flocked to Notre Dame in Paris and St. Peters in Rome to worship, they were also blown away by the amazing art and architecture inside these holy shrines.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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The same Oregon high school that came under fire last year for allowing a transgender athlete to compete against girls continues to blow away the competition one year later.—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
20 Mar. 2025
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According to Pro Football Focus, Williams allowed a quarterback rating of only 29.6 while in zone coverage, along with picking off four passes.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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One of 2024's most disturbing horror films sees pop star Skye Riley (Naomi Scott) struggle to maintain her superstar career as her friends and family are picked off by a demonic force that feeds on trauma - and makes people kill themselves in obscenely violent ways.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
25 Mar. 2025
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In 2025, Minnesota will be gunning for the NFC North title and a deep playoff run.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Filmmakers are gunning for awards in five categories — features, shorts, animation, Latin American and Indigenous.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Bringdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bringdown. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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