1
as in humiliated
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
there's no need to take us down by making fun of our clothes
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2
as in knocked down
to take apart
electricians will take down all the lights for the set after the play has finished its run
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3
as in noted
to make a written note of
took down the customer's contact information
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Recent Examples of taken down
Pepper is arrested and committed to New Hyde Psychiatric Hospital rather than being taken down to a police station.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
The assailant had been taken down by the Secret Service and was in custody.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
In exile, Carvajal began making grandiose denunciations of Maduro on his personal blog (now taken down) and on social media.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
He was taken down and apprehended by Secret Service agents.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
The Instagram page for the AI influencer was taken down in February, but the Facebook page was up until shortly after the WIRED report was published on Tuesday.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Jaden’s mom demanded the video uploaded by Adams be taken down.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026
Orbán wasn’t taken down by liberal democratic ideals but by his own excessive greed.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Gulf states have spent decades building sophisticated defence architectures which have taken down more than three times the amount of missiles and drones lobbed on Israel since the conflict began.
—Winston Ma, semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026
John Hopewell, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
The assailant had been taken down by the Secret Service and was in custody.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
In exile, Carvajal began making grandiose denunciations of Maduro on his personal blog (now taken down) and on social media.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
He was taken down and apprehended by Secret Service agents.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
The Instagram page for the AI influencer was taken down in February, but the Facebook page was up until shortly after the WIRED report was published on Tuesday.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Jaden’s mom demanded the video uploaded by Adams be taken down.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026
Orbán wasn’t taken down by liberal democratic ideals but by his own excessive greed.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Gulf states have spent decades building sophisticated defence architectures which have taken down more than three times the amount of missiles and drones lobbed on Israel since the conflict began.
—Winston Ma, semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taken down
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This Mets team, with the second-highest MLB payroll at $369 million, had just been humiliated by a franchise that lost 119 games a year ago.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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One such accusation resulted in a federal lawsuit filed in September in which the former head of the Colorado Division for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and DeafBlind alleged DHS management humiliated and discriminated against him before forcing him out of his job.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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That could allow time to consider alternatives for rehab before a building is knocked down for good.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026
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And if Evan Mobley, who has struggled to shoot all year long, hadn’t knocked down all three of his 3s in the second half, perhaps that ferocity would have been enough.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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The procedures noted that in some cases, outing students to parents could be dangerous to their health and well-being, and school officials should ask the students for consent to notify their parents of the support plan.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The news was announced in a statement from the Ministry of Culture, which noted that Giuli will neither travel to Venice for the preview of the exhibition nor attend its opening ceremony on May 9.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Cleveland fan eventually was shamed by the internet into giving the girl the ball.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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On social media, fans shared the video and shamed the man for his behavior, with some looking to make his identity public.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Arsenal manager invoked a bed of roses and the accompaniment of celestial music and formed an expression to suggest anyone expecting that was evidently disconnected from the reality of a Premier League title race.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Once the heating process is complete, the pressure vessel is disconnected from the Mothership.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Apr. 2026
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A lot of this stuff is not written down anywhere.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
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At private companies, their findings are sometimes not written down—this can be a way to limit liability.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Senate Bill 6-D, one of the cynical subjects of this special session, would have further weakened Florida’s childhood vaccination rates, which have already sunk too low.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Senate Bill 6-D, one of the cynical subjects of this special session, would have further weakened Florida’s childhood vaccination rates, which have already sunk too low.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Other screens show muscle and fat broken down by body part in both a chart and a full-body diagram.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
5 Apr. 2026
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Asphalt is broken down on both sides of the road.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Taken down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taken%20down. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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