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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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Although the sanctuary-city ordinance had been shot down by the city council, its supporters had gathered enough signatures to put it on the ballot in November.
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Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
In 1944 Jefferson was shot down over southern France during a mission, captured by Nazi forces, and for nine months held as a prisoner of war.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
Most of the Iranian missiles were shot down with the help of U.S. Navy destroyers deployed in the eastern Mediterranean.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Nobody wants to get shot down when suggesting a new idea or get in trouble for straying from the norm.
—Brian Beutler, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
In 1944 Jefferson was shot down over southern France during a mission, captured by Nazi forces, and for nine months held as a prisoner of war.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
Most of the Iranian missiles were shot down with the help of U.S. Navy destroyers deployed in the eastern Mediterranean.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Nobody wants to get shot down when suggesting a new idea or get in trouble for straying from the norm.
—Brian Beutler, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Young voters in both camps have seized on certain messages to ridicule or to emphasize certain values which have ranged from Tik Tock, Instagram reels of dance videos about eating cats and dogs to Trump depicted as the Messiah.Earl Carr, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The former president has repeatedly ridiculed the conservative cable news giant in the weeks leading up to Election Day.Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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Some critics of President Biden may dismiss his recent apology of the federal Indian boarding schools as a strategy to win votes in what was a tight presidential election race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
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Hamlin offered a glimpse into his conversation with Forde, heatedly recounting how online criticisms of the playoff system were dismissed.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Arizona Secretary of State has refuted the video’s claim.Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Arizona secretary of state has refuted these claims as false.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Her research entailed working with rhinos that had been sedated and fitted with radio collars, a process so stressful that some females slowed their reproduction or miscarried; meanwhile, local trackers mocked her fancy receivers.Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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After that, there was an uptick in videos posted on Telegram that appeared to show Ukrainian civilians being attacked or running from drones, with Russian commentators mocking them.Lauren Kent, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
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The cause of a two-alarm fire Wednesday that displaced 10 residents and killed a pet dog remained under investigation Thursday, officials said.Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Justine Perez, 37, of Staten Island, was killed in the crash, police said.Antonio Planas, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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But whether Trump or Harris wins, Congress would still have to approve a federal wage bump, before a president could sign or veto it.Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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For the past two years, Lebanon’s Parliament has been unable to elect a president, because Hezbollah has vetoed all candidates but its own.Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2024
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The surviving victim of the shooting initially provided some information to police, but after recovering from his injuries denied any knowledge of who shot him and refused to cooperate, authorities said.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Vice President Kamala Harris refused to accept any responsibility for the inflation that has devastated the middle-class and lower-income groups.Richard Stacy, The Denver Post, 7 Nov. 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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