brought down; bringing down; brings down
1
: to cause to fall by or as if by shooting
brought down a deer with one shot
a politician who was brought down by scandal
2
: to carry (a total) forward
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Noun
meeting one's literary hero is usually a bad idea—almost inevitably it's a bringdown
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Sunil Sharan, Fortune, 27 May 2026
How Republicans bring down kitchen-table prices in time for the election, however, remains an open question.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 27 May 2026
Warren’s position aligned with Lynn’s neo-Brandeisian dogma, which maintains that bringing down the price of housing cannot be achieved by enabling the construction of more private homes, as most housing analysts believe.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
The frenetic energy serves to propel the watcher to each new twist and reveal, eschewing a grimness that would otherwise bring down the mood.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 24 May 2026
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Verb
The result is a self-destructive integration that threatens to bring down the Internet’s greatest monopoly.
—Sunil Sharan, Fortune, 27 May 2026
How Republicans bring down kitchen-table prices in time for the election, however, remains an open question.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 27 May 2026
Warren’s position aligned with Lynn’s neo-Brandeisian dogma, which maintains that bringing down the price of housing cannot be achieved by enabling the construction of more private homes, as most housing analysts believe.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
The frenetic energy serves to propel the watcher to each new twist and reveal, eschewing a grimness that would otherwise bring down the mood.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 24 May 2026
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“Bringdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bringdown. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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