pulling down

present participle of pull down
1
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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

2
3

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulling down
Verb
  • While undoubtedly devastating, the Israeli military said at the beginning of the campaign that reports of these airstrikes destroying 50 percent of Hezbollah’s rockets were most likely exaggerated.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Keeping the excessive usage of drones in ongoing wars in mind, the United States Army’s Apache helicopters are training to get better at destroying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) mid-flight using Hellfire missiles, among other ammunition.
    Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • When it was shown in 2022 in the artist’s first New York gallery show, the large-scale text-laden triptych got a shout out in the New Yorker, earning Parris a comparison to Joan Mitchell.
    Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Incidentally, while most Brits believe that income is the main indicator of class in today's society, 25% of people earning over $132,000 still identify as working class.
    Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Harris would end up winning the seat for San Francisco district attorney, with Binder's help.
    Zohreen Shah, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The Padres have had 18 winning seasons, including 2024.
    Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Carpenter is reaping the benefits of her persistence.
    Lucy Feldman, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Iran has been reaping windfall profits from near-record oil production this year, with production doubling from less than 2 million barrels per day in 2019 to nearly 4 million barrels per day now, and with oil exports increasing from practically zero to nearly 2 million barrels per day.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The wet martini is also gaining traction in bars and restaurants, where it is often seen as an alternative to the more familiar dry martini.
    Rachel King, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • In other words, what Team Xi has done to date isn’t gaining the traction economists hoped.
    William Pesek, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Baby boomers are the most likely generation to be working multiple jobs at once, as inflation and high costs of living are making retirement a more distant dream.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
  • In fact, the upstarts of fintech already are making inroads into the private credit industry.
    Don Muir, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The results were an encouraging step toward the treatment garnering Food and Drug Administration approval.
    Brian Evans, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Kristofferson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2004, garnering a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy in 2014.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2024
Verb
  • The jailable offenses include obtaining tickets for the Singapore F1 Grand Prix, a night’s stay in Four Seasons Hotel Doha, and flights including being aboard a private jet to Qatar.
    Philip J. Heijmans and Alex Chandler / Bloomberg, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
  • And there are other factors that buyers can consider to be more successful in obtaining a home.
    Terri Williams, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Thesaurus Entries Near pulling down

Cite this Entry

“Pulling down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulling%20down. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!