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as in ridiculed
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 dismissed
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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3
as in refuted
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 shot down
At least three of the drones were shot down by responding Polish and Dutch fighters.
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Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2025
On September 9, Poland shot down Russian drones that had violated its airspace.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
Interceptors Vs Shaheds Previously a large proportion of Shaheds had been shot down by mobile defence groups with machine guns and automatic cannons.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Those trade rumors have once again surfaced and have once again been shot down by NFL insiders.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Polish and allied forces shot down at least three UAVs for the first time since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Polish jets shot down at least three of the aircraft.
—George Petras, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2025
On September 9, Poland shot down Russian drones that had violated its airspace.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
Interceptors Vs Shaheds Previously a large proportion of Shaheds had been shot down by mobile defence groups with machine guns and automatic cannons.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Those trade rumors have once again surfaced and have once again been shot down by NFL insiders.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Polish and allied forces shot down at least three UAVs for the first time since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Polish jets shot down at least three of the aircraft.
—George Petras, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shot down
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His sophomore slump was ridiculed as his completion percentage dropped and his interception percentage rose.—
Aaron Heisen,
Oc Register,
8 Sep. 2025
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One of the primary barriers to feeling completely safe with your partner is the fear of being judged, mocked and ridiculed for being honest or opening up.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Clearly, leaving Palmer out or taking him off when Sanchez was dismissed is a huge call because of his hugely influential talent.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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Estonian officials dismissed that, pointing to radar information and visual identification confirming the Russian jets entered the country's airspace.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Szymon Laks, conductor of one of several male orchestras at Auschwitz-Birkenau, vehemently refuted the notion that music was helpful to anyone in the camp.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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Ghana’s officials refuted the claims of the lawyers, saying the individuals were returned to their home nations.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Former Golden State Warriors guard Jordan Poole liked an Instagram post that mocked current Warrior Draymond Green's basketball skills.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Comedians mercilessly mocked their audiences, and audiences liked to punch back.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Antifa supporters were involved in the Black Lives Matter protests that surged in 2020 after then-Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd during an arrest on May 25 of that year.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Strikes have leveled high-rise buildings across the city and killed dozens in recent days as the Israeli military prepared to move in on the ground.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Will cop’s conviction be overturned?—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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Medicare Advantage data published by KFF in January found that nearly 82% of prior authorization denials from 2019 through 2023 were partially or fully overturned upon appeal.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Russian President Vladmir Putin has so far refused to engage in a good faith effort to end the war after almost four years of fighting.—
Mariam Khan,
ABC News,
22 Sep. 2025
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Allegedly, the project was stalled when Germany refused to supply engines (because of the EU arms embargo on China imposed after the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing).—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Sep. 2025
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At the end of a nearly three-hour meeting, Mayor Tyrone Garner vetoed each budget.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025
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In 1973, a few months after canoeing the Sprewell Bluff section, Carter vetoed a dam proposal that would have inundated some of the Flint’s most iconic areas.—
David Hanson,
Southern Living,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Shot down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shot%20down. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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