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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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2
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
Ukraine's air force reported 112 drones and two missiles launched into the country overnight, with 68 drones shot down and 43 lost in flight.
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David Brennan, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2025
Oasis previously shot down rumors of a performance, although fans have been speculating that Sabrina Carpenter and Rihanna might still be added.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
Analysts say that the Ukrainian military has been using the Patriots in an extremely effective way, shooting down missiles that Moscow claimed were impossible to intercept, such as the Kinzhal ballistic missiles.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
At the press conference following the bout, Davis shot down a potential rematch with Roach.
—Anthony Stitt, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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David Brennan, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2025
Oasis previously shot down rumors of a performance, although fans have been speculating that Sabrina Carpenter and Rihanna might still be added.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
Analysts say that the Ukrainian military has been using the Patriots in an extremely effective way, shooting down missiles that Moscow claimed were impossible to intercept, such as the Kinzhal ballistic missiles.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
At the press conference following the bout, Davis shot down a potential rematch with Roach.
—Anthony Stitt, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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And gone are the drugs and alcohol which she has also been ridiculed for in the past, despite speaking candidly about her journey to sobriety 2023 was also the year that Doechii toured with Doja Cat and won the Rising Star award at Billboard’s annual Women in Music event.—
Carly Lewis-Oduntan,
refinery29.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Similar videos were posted on the lawmakers’ X or Instagram accounts on Tuesday and eventually caught the attention of right-leaning voices, who ridiculed the Democrats for the campaign messaging.—
Miranda Nazzaro,
The Hill,
4 Mar. 2025
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Mearsheimer also dismissed the idea, adding that Russia would take extreme measures to prevent it from happening.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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At the time, Putin demanded that Ukraine never be allowed into NATO, and that the bloc roll back its military footprint in Eastern and Central Europe – which the US and its allies dismissed as non-starters, condemning the invasion as a blatant land grab.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
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However, according to The Washington Post, current and former USAID officials refuted Musk’s claims.—
Jennifer Lotito,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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If the opening set introduced any doubts, though, the rest of the show refuted them.—
Abby Webster,
Billboard,
14 Mar. 2025
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Musk has mocked Ukraine and its president, Volodymyr Zelensky, repeatedly since Russia invaded its neighbor in February 2022.—
Lily Hay Newman,
WIRED,
11 Mar. 2025
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The Vice President’s face has been subject to mock meme edits for several months, as political commentators used editing tools to exaggerate his features and create child-like caricatures.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Their special teams — especially the power play but also the penalty kill — are in a major funk at maybe the worst time of the season.—
Aaron Portzline,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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McDowell was charged with killing 42-year-old Darnell Parker on Jan. 15 at an apartment on the 9400 block of International Boulevard in East Oakland, court records show.—
Nate Gartrell,
The Mercury News,
13 Mar. 2025
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Distressingly, the same response seemed to be true when the question was posed in Albany as the state Legislature’s Capital Program Review Board vetoed the plan based not on its merits, but solely on its funding gap.—
Robert G. Wessels,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2025
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The Santa Clarita Republican recalled liberal members of her family sending her news stories about a bill to expand a popular first-time homebuyer program to undocumented immigrants, which Gov. Gavin Newsom ultimately vetoed.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacramento Bee,
12 Mar. 2025
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In hearings at the Constitutional Court, which is deliberating whether to formally remove Mr. Yoon from office, both Lieutenant General Lee and Lieutenant General Yeo refused to discuss details of their roles for fear that their testimony would be used against them during their own criminal trials.—
Choe Sang-Hun,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2025
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In response, the woman not only refused to bake a cake this year but also skipped the party altogether.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
9 Mar. 2025
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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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