1
as in to humiliate
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
there's no need to take us down by making fun of our clothes
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as in to knock down
to take apart
electricians will take down all the lights for the set after the play has finished its run
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3
as in to record
to make a written note of
took down the customer's contact information
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Recent Examples of take down
She was instructed to take down the cross by the next Monday.
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Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Donald Trump’s return to the presidency will mark an end to eight years of his critics’ hopes that he could be taken down through the legal process.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
That’s why the Trump administration has taken down more than 8,000 government web pages with information about vaccines, hate crimes, environmental justice and other topics, per a New York Times analysis.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2025
Silverstein repeated her demand that the artwork be taken down.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
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Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Donald Trump’s return to the presidency will mark an end to eight years of his critics’ hopes that he could be taken down through the legal process.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
That’s why the Trump administration has taken down more than 8,000 government web pages with information about vaccines, hate crimes, environmental justice and other topics, per a New York Times analysis.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2025
Silverstein repeated her demand that the artwork be taken down.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take down
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The biggest threat facing the pair is senior MI6 official Jim Richardson (Hugh Bonneville), who has been keeping tabs on the Sudanese, and sees in Martian’s love for Samia an opportunity to both humiliate and strong-arm his former ally into sharing CIA secrets.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2025
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Someone may be a masochist but not into being humiliated.—
Fran Tirado,
Them,
10 Jan. 2025
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India Robinson had 15 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals for the Lady Hornets, who scored 12 of the final 16 points of the first quarter to take a 17-7 lead but knocked down eight of their first nine shots in the next quarter to bust the game open.—
Erick Taylor,
arkansasonline.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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One moment, the Knicks were battling the Los Angeles Lakers, their defensive ace smothering LeBron James while knocking down threes on the other end.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
2 Feb. 2025
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What To Know China, home to 1.4 billion people, recorded just 6.1 million marriages last year, a 20.5 percent drop from 2023 and part of a decade-long decline, new data from the Ministry of Civil Affairs shows.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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The firm recorded revenue of $186.8 million, far below the consensus forecast of $362.5 million.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2025
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Lucy’s husband, Justin (Mark Coles Smith), is one of the journalists who trains his sights on Gibson as a safer target for frustration than his spouse, and out of a vain hope discrediting Gibson will persuade Lucy to resume chemotherapy.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
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Privately, former officials who worked for Thao and other city officials have attempted to discredit Webb’s allegations, which have quietly raised eyebrows and skepticism around the town’s political circles for some time.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
The Mercury News,
2 Feb. 2025
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But this is one where the process and the outcome meet because the United States has just dismantled in effect the largest foreign assistance organization in the world.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Feb. 2025
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Dems say Vought doesn't have authority to take down agency Democrats argued that Vought doesn't have the authority to dismantle the agency that was created by Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
9 Feb. 2025
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Chantelle grew up on Vancouver Island, Canada with parents who owned a specialized logging business and a brother who prided himself as the pioneer of their loving family.—
Grace Butler,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Credit card balances topped $1.2 trillion, rising 7.3% from the fourth quarter of last year and logging the smallest yearly increase since 2021.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
13 Feb. 2025
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My films are fragile art films, so I’m really humbled to be there again.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2025
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Texas just humbled the defending champs and now has a chance to win the SEC and earn a No. 1 seed in March.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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Ukraine had in fact disconnected from the Russian grid for a test just hours before Russia launched its full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022.—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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Like other digital translators in this guide, when they’re disconnected from your smartphone’s internet connection, many of the features are unusable.—
Séamus Bellamy,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2025
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