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as in destroyed
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 demolished
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 earned
to receive as return for effort
he's pulling down six figures at that job
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Recent Examples of pulled down
The handcuffs were removed, and one of the men pulled down my sleeves to cover the cuts and bruises on my arms.
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Shelly Kittleson, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
Just over an hour later, authorities say Robsinon pulled down the pants and underwear of a female victim inside a market near Mason Avenue and Sherman Away, recorded her on his cellphone then fled.
—Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Cole Turner pulled down 14 receptions in his three previous seasons in the NFL.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
The post garnered backlash from conservatives and Christians before it was pulled down.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2026
The illustrated pictures, some of which Deadline has seen, were eventually pulled down from social media.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
She was set on calling the EP Helium Balloon after one of its songs, but then her mother sent her a drawing Grace had done as an 8-year-old of a little girl being pulled down by the weight of her hair.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 14 Apr. 2026
She was unclothed from the waist down and her bra had been pulled down.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
Tatum registered his ninth assist less than three minutes after halftime and pulled down his 10th rebound just past the midway point of the third quarter.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Shelly Kittleson, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
Just over an hour later, authorities say Robsinon pulled down the pants and underwear of a female victim inside a market near Mason Avenue and Sherman Away, recorded her on his cellphone then fled.
—Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Cole Turner pulled down 14 receptions in his three previous seasons in the NFL.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
The post garnered backlash from conservatives and Christians before it was pulled down.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2026
The illustrated pictures, some of which Deadline has seen, were eventually pulled down from social media.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
She was set on calling the EP Helium Balloon after one of its songs, but then her mother sent her a drawing Grace had done as an 8-year-old of a little girl being pulled down by the weight of her hair.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 14 Apr. 2026
She was unclothed from the waist down and her bra had been pulled down.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
Tatum registered his ninth assist less than three minutes after halftime and pulled down his 10th rebound just past the midway point of the third quarter.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulled down
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The assault killed at least seventeen people, including a twelve-year-old boy, wounded dozens, and destroyed buildings.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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The 24 staff members in Ruiz Verduzco’s office are tasked with assisting victims and their families, establishing programs in communities destroyed by violence and drumming up financial support.—
Molly Quell,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Manchester City await, a team Chelsea have not beaten for five years and who demolished them 3-0 at Stamford Bridge in the league just two weeks ago.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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At the facility, officials found several bodies in hazardous conditions inside the building that was later condemned and demolished by federal environmental regulators as a toxic waste site.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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Bermudez earned her law degree from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and has been a member of the state bar since 2005.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Zuhn earned All-SEC honors each of the past two seasons and shared the 2025 SEC Jacobs Blocking Trophy (top blocker in the SEC) with Alabama’s Kadyn Proctor.—
Sam Warren,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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In other words, atrocious starts have ruined the Sox’s season before anyone had a chance to get excited.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Was so excited to make these and they were ruined by your poor recipe like many others!—
Christopher Kostow,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Apr. 2026
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Sadar, the property owner, said demolition crews tore down the front part of buildings in his street.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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This is a sharp contrast to the four buildings LACMA tore down, including its original Ahmanson Building, from 1968, and the Art of the Americas Building, opened in 1986.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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The Nona boys also won a 2022 state championship while the girls program had been runner-up four times (2011, 2019, 2024, 2025).—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Before that, Morikawa won at the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, tied for seventh at The Genesis Invitational and finished fifth at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club & Lodge, which is similar to Doral.—
Geoff Clark OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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She was spurred in part by the election of Kurt Waldheim as president of Austria in 1986; revelations of his Nazi past shattered the myth that the country had been an innocent victim of Hitler.—
Ben Davis,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Bullets shattered a glass refrigerator door behind Marquise, who fell to the ground right next to the store’s counter.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Even before the war, Saudi Arabia had signed a defense agreement with Pakistan, which has since gained more credibility as a force in the region because of its mediating role between Washington and Tehran.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Reuters news agency said Brent and WTI gained almost 17% and 13% respectively over the course of last week - their biggest weekly rise since the Iran war began.—
April 27,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Pulled down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulled%20down. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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