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Recent Examples of bringdown
Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
For consumers, that kept gasoline prices fairly low, helping bring down inflation.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 7 May 2026
Improving data, tools, and consistency in the initial assessments would reduce errors and bring down the number of appeals.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 May 2026
What the market wants Project Freedom falls well short of a full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz – a long process that oil analysts believe will be required to start to get the oil sufficiently flowing through the Middle East again to bring down prices significantly.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
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Verb
If Democrats win the House, our first priority should be passing a comprehensive affordability package that will bring down the costs of child care, housing and health care.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
For consumers, that kept gasoline prices fairly low, helping bring down inflation.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 7 May 2026
Improving data, tools, and consistency in the initial assessments would reduce errors and bring down the number of appeals.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 May 2026
What the market wants Project Freedom falls well short of a full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz – a long process that oil analysts believe will be required to start to get the oil sufficiently flowing through the Middle East again to bring down prices significantly.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bringdown
Noun
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Teams are at the center of the action when competing against another, complete with the celebrations and disappointments that are the hallmarks of any game show.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Fitzgerald said there’s no lingering disappointment following last weekend’s three losses, just excitement as his team attempts to claim the league title ahead of the postseason Big 12 tourney and NCAAs.—
Gary Bedore
May 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Air defenses shot down or jammed 693 Russian targets overnight, including 41 missiles and 652 drones of various types nationwide, the air force said.—
Samya Kullab,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout via Getty Images Zelenskyy said 94% of drones were intercepted, but only 73% of the missiles were shot down, and cited the need to improve in that regard.—
Mark Osborne,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
Verb
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For the second game in a row, the Lakers led at halftime and then got blown away in the second half.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Pichai was particularly blown away when DeepMind’s AI system AlphaGo played a brilliant, novel move in the strategy board game Go against champion Lee Sedol in 2016, revealing that AI could think creatively and beyond mere mimicry.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Not opportunistically picking off babies from the ground.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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In the first, Jarren Duran drew a walk and was picked off.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
Verb
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Of the 10 members of the House of Representatives gunning for their state capitals, all are Republicans.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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But not all Iranians are gunning for a fight.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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“Bringdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bringdown. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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