call down

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Recent Examples of call down Battling In The Skies The interceptors stand between Ukrainian forces and Russian drones, including reconnaissance drones which call down artillery and rocket fire and attack drones. David Hambling, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025 Battling In The Skies The interceptors stand between Ukrainian forces and Russian drones, including reconnaissance drones which call down artillery and rocket fire and attack drones. David Hambling, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025 But Robbins' life was soon upended when he got called down to the principal’s office at Harriton High School and accused of selling drugs. Christine Pelisek, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025 Four security guards were called down, and the employee ultimately left. Julia Shapero, The Hill, 10 Mar. 2025 Trail Cams Go To War Trail Cams could be used like the sensors in Igloo White, to call down attacks on logistics vehicles by FPV drones. David Hambling, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025 But Robbins' life was soon upended when he got called down to the principal’s office at Harriton High School and accused of selling drugs. Christine Pelisek, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025 Four security guards were called down, and the employee ultimately left. Julia Shapero, The Hill, 10 Mar. 2025 Trail Cams Go To War Trail Cams could be used like the sensors in Igloo White, to call down attacks on logistics vehicles by FPV drones. David Hambling, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for call down
Verb
  • The White House was reprimanded: A federal judge scolded the Trump administration for failing to try to return the man.
    Cate Martel, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
  • At the White House, press secretary Karoline Leavitt scolded reporters for not understanding the president’s plans.
    Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Quilting group hosts lecture, workshop El Camino Quilt Guild meets at 9:30 a.m. April 8 at El Corazon Senior Center, 3302 Senior Center Drive.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
  • But the club’s members didn’t lecture or advocate until 20 years after its 1876 founding.
    Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Mickey Rourke was reprimanded on Celebrity Big Brother UK after using a homophobic slur toward fellow housemate JoJo Siwa.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The mom comes back and then reprimanded me for not supporting her baby’s head.
    Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • They are blamed for a mysterious illness that’s starting to spread – said to be passed through a single gaze, when one man falls in love with another.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Last month, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Trump's tariffs were partly to blame for price increases that had taken place in February.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The end of the parole program is part of Trump’s crackdown on legal immigration paths that allow people to temporarily come to the U.S. Republicans also criticized the parole program as an overreach and abuse of executive presidential power.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
  • However, the commission's case, which was first filed in 2020, criticized Zuckerberg's media company of accumulating rivals as a way of preventing any competition in the social media industry.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Faustino was dressed down in a black T-shirt and camouflage shorts for the outing.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
  • They can be dressed up with a blazer, paired with a cute pair of jeans and a top or dressed down in workout gear.
    Lauryn Jiles, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025

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