as in to shoot down
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Recent Examples of bringdown
Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Rounds, however, predicted the market would bounce back if Trump can manage to cut the deficit and bring down interest rates.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 10 Mar. 2025
Despite grand promises from Donald Trump’s presidential campaign to bring down the price of eggs, his own agriculture department now says their cost will continue to surge this year.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 9 Mar. 2025
Trump only mentioned mortgage rates, which are still hovering around the 7 percent mark and are expected to remain between 6 percent and 7 percent in 2025 and 2026, in passing when referring to his goal of bringing down costs for Americans.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Trump campaigned on bringing down the price of goods, and 32% of Americans approve of his impact on the cost of living, the poll indicated.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Rounds, however, predicted the market would bounce back if Trump can manage to cut the deficit and bring down interest rates.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 10 Mar. 2025
Despite grand promises from Donald Trump’s presidential campaign to bring down the price of eggs, his own agriculture department now says their cost will continue to surge this year.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 9 Mar. 2025
Trump only mentioned mortgage rates, which are still hovering around the 7 percent mark and are expected to remain between 6 percent and 7 percent in 2025 and 2026, in passing when referring to his goal of bringing down costs for Americans.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bringdown
Noun
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Thousands of fans applauded Newcastle through the streets following the FA Cup final disappointments in 1997-98 and 1998-99; those numbers are expected to be dwarfed this time around.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
18 Mar. 2025
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Layoffs trigger a lot of negative emotions: disappointment, anger, sadness, even embarrassment.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Some 130 drones were shot down, while 38 failed to reach their targets.—
Pan Pylas,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2025
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Ukraine, for example, expects about 85 percent of its kamikaze drones to be shot down.—
Stacie L. Pettyjohn,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Basically, most buildings would be blown away by EF4 tornadoes, so there are few left standing to encounter EF5 damage.—
Doyle Rice,
USA TODAY,
7 Mar. 2025
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During a make-or-break moment when contestants need at least one chair turn to move forward in the competition, Battle blew away all four coaches who were eager to work with him.—
Chyna Blackmon,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Often, Newcastle have unsettled Liverpool with their early intensity and have sometimes taken the lead, only to tire and end up being picked off.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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On his 22nd birthday, DeJean picked off Patrick Mahomes to score a touchdown and became the first player in Super Bowl history to intercept a pass or score a touchdown on his birthday.—
Paulina Dedaj,
Fox News,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Ralph Fiennes stars as a cardinal in desperate need of a stress ball as the man running the conclave after the pontiff's sudden death, and his crisis of faith takes a back seat to all the candidates of different political and social stripes gunning to run the church.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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An Australian Army veteran vowed to kill his daughter’s fiancé just two days before fatally gunning him down, prosecutors told the New South Wales Supreme Court in Sydney on Monday.—
Laura Barcella,
People.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Bringdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bringdown. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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