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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
However, Cathedral clinched the section title when Lauren Hanson and Payton Burgman took down Connor Oxborrow and Mila Bryant, 21-7, 21-16.
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Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2025
This time, the case moved forward alongside multiple simultaneous investigations and cases in other states, and in 2018, the federal government seized Backpage and it was taken down.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2025
Kharun also managed to take down the Pro Swim Series record of 23.11 set by Australian swimmer Matt Targett in 2012.
—Paras J. Haji, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
With Principal Rooney hellbent on taking down his latest lie, will Bueller play hooky like a pro or make a rookie mistake?
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 3 May 2025
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The writer-director’s smartest move is never to deny Colin his dignity, even when he’s humiliated for disappointing Ray or getting vigorously plowed on a table.—
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But who among us has not had a little marital spat over one person buying an entire hospital just to humiliate the other?—
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The defense asked Cassie Ventura to confirm that Combs both built up and knocked down her confidence, citing text messages between the pair.—
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A day later, Murderbot has received its first negative review, knocking down its perfect 100% to a 96%.—
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The Hamptons episode, recorded in August 2024, is one of the podcast’s most listened to episodes since the show was acquired by SiriusXM last year.—
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In 2018 Amazon’s Alexa recorded a married couple’s conversation about hardwood floors and sent it to one of the husband’s employees.—
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The attempts to discredit women like Ventura discount the reality of their lives, Gee said.—
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But in a possible attempt to discredit Pryor, her name and some details of her confidential complaint, available only to the mayor, commissioners and senior city employees, have been circulated publicly.—
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Some of them have already been effectively dismantled by DOGE, like the U.S. Institute of Peace, the site of a dramatic daylong standoff between USIP staffers and representatives of the cost-cutting initiative claiming to be new leadership.—
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The Celtics, even without perennial All-NBA first-teamer Jayson Tatum, dismantled the Knicks’ first unit, especially to begin the second half, when Boston ran away with victory.—
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The show logged receipts of Joe Schoen’s and the organization’s ineptitude in handing an MVP candidate and 2,000-yard rusher to their arch-rival, setting the Eagles up to win a Super Bowl.—
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No law school lectures, no ivory tower shortcuts, just determination and a mountain of case log books to read.—
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Daniel leads the Terps in goals this season with 32, but they were humbled by Ohio State, 14-10, in the Big Ten title game on May 3.—
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While we are devastated, we are also humbled by the global community that rallied to help find her.—
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If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.—
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This ensures the event is as impactful and memorable as possible, rather than disconnected from the rest of your organization’s work.—
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“Take down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20down. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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