PULLING DOWN Synonyms: 224 Similar and Opposite Words

pulling down

verb

present participle of pull down

as in destroying

to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of a powerful storm pulled down the old fishing shack, which had been immortalized in countless paintings

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as in demolishing

to destroy (as a building) completely by knocking down or breaking to pieces an ugly billboard that was eventually pulled down

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as in earning

to receive as return for effort he's pulling down six figures at that job

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Recent Examples of pulling down Good to see that the additional stock supply isn’t pulling down the market. —

Jeff Marks,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 15 June 2026 Chicago area still cleaning up after Wednesday storms All this is happening on the heels of a day where storms wreaked havoc all around the Chicago area, pulling down trees and power lines and leaving hundreds of thousands of customers without power. —

Laura Bannon, CBS News, 11 June 2026 Becerra, the son of Mexican immigrants whose construction worker father didn’t go past the sixth grade, was pulling down good grades at McClatchy High in Sacramento when he was invited to a summer program at UC Davis for promising students of color. —

George Skelton, Mercury News, 10 June 2026 Twenty-four Broadway shows will hope to nab at least one win Sunday across the 26 Tony categories, which can mean the difference between keeping the doors open and pulling down the curtain. —

ABC News, 7 June 2026 In January, a protester scaled the balcony of the Iranian embassy in London, pulling down the official national flag and brandishing the pre-revolution lion and sun flag. —

Adam Crafton, New York Times, 25 May 2026 First Up Long-term Treasury yields reached their highest level since 2007 on Tuesday, pulling down the broader stock market, as some analysts say an even steeper bond selloff could be on the horizon. —

Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 The other boys were pulling down their pack straps, clipping them tight. —

Jeff Spry, Space.com, 18 May 2026 Now, as Altman sits in the courtroom awaiting Musk’s opening statement, the Nasdaq is taking a hit on the report, falling more than 1% from record territory and pulling down the names tied closely to OpenAI’s commercial orbit. —

Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026

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For decades, factories discharged pollution into waterways and wetlands, destroying natural habitats and forcing residents to live in the shadow of smokestacks and refineries.

— Gretchen Kalwinski, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
In my view, Iran is hellbent on destroying Israel and America.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026