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as in to ridicule
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter
nowadays the aging activist is routinely shot down in most quarters of the media and dismissed as an irrelevant crank
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as in to dismiss
to reject by or as if by a vote
every one of my fund-raising ideas was shot down by the other club members
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as in to refute
to prove to be false
the results of several studies shoot down the hypothesis that coffee causes heart attacks
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Recent Examples of shoot down
Blumenthal went further, suggesting the drones should be shot down if deemed necessary.
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Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
As with the drones over New Jersey, those flights called to memory the Chinese spy balloon that the U.S. military shot down over the coast of South Carolina in 2023.
—Jason Breslow, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
For her part, Butler has shot down any notion of further public office.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Chief of the General Staff Col. Sergei Frolov said drones were shot down without specifying their nation of origin.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
As with the drones over New Jersey, those flights called to memory the Chinese spy balloon that the U.S. military shot down over the coast of South Carolina in 2023.
—Jason Breslow, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
For her part, Butler has shot down any notion of further public office.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Chief of the General Staff Col. Sergei Frolov said drones were shot down without specifying their nation of origin.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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Utzon’s lead role drastically changed in 1965, when Robert Askin, who had frequently ridiculed the project’s design, cost overruns, and delays, was elected as the new premier of New South Wales.Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
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But instead of reciprocating, Lila told him to get away from her and started ridiculing him.Krista Stevens, Longreads, 5 Dec. 2024
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The case was previously scheduled to go to trial in August 2025, but is now expected to be dismissed.Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2024
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The manslaughter charged, which carried a maximum 15-year sentence, was dismissed.Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2024
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However, his camp refuted the statement, still making Butler's future completely unclear.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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In the years following, however, multiple other studies refuted that claim, finding no evidence of a connection between MMR vaccination and autism.Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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During the 2024 presidential campaign, Trump often mocked Macron, imitating his accent and threatening to impose steep tariffs on wine and champagne bottles shipped to the U.S. if France tried to tax American companies.SYLVIE CORBET, arkansasonline.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Tens of thousands of social media users mocked the death of the health insurance CEO and showed little sympathy after the killing.Holly Yan, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
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Since the war began, Israeli strikes have killed around 700 people tasked with protecting the trucks, according to local officials.Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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The Rams got to the four-yard line, but penalties killed the threat and forced them to settle for a field goal early in the fourth quarter.Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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But President Joe Biden's administration poured cold water on the momentum for Young's 2024 bill this week, saying the president would veto it.Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Dec. 2024
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Over the past four years, Biden has vetoed 12 measures successfully without pushback from Congress.Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
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China has labeled Lai a separatist and refuses to engage in dialogue with him, further increasing hostilities.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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The most memorable productions may have involved classics of one kind or another, but these works were reborn in stagings that refused to play it safe.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Travelers also need to negative COVID-19 test within one day of flying to return to the United States.Dallas News, Dallas News, 7 Feb. 2022
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Regardless, the outcome of this trial might not impact the ex-couple’s career prospects in all that negative a way, Engelmayer predicted.Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 26 May 2022
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“Shoot down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoot%20down. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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