taken down

verb

Definition of taken downnext
past participle of take down
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 Synonyms for taken down
  1. disconnected
  2. recorded
  3. marked
  4. humbled
  5. dismantled
  6. confused
  7. set down
  8. entered
Verb
  • There’s also the perpetual maintenance costs and the chance your road map might lead you into the wilderness, disconnected from the tech mainstream.
    Claus Jepsen, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • President Biden’s position on the dispute has been reflexively pro-union and disconnected from actual events.
    The Editors, National Review, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of disconnected
Verb
  • It is not recorded in an IT system.
    Andrew Binns, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • This Big Sound session benefits from having been recorded on Thrice’s home turf at their own New Grass studio.
    SPIN Staff, SPIN, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of recorded
Verb
  • Aside from being the target of Israeli airstrikes at present, Lebanon’s ongoing woes are marked by a severe economic crisis that in 2019 sparked widespread protests against government corruption, financial mismanagement and the deteriorating quality of life.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Well, last week marked 180 days.
    Ryan Craig, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of marked
Verb
  • Watching his wife deliver their baby under such circumstances left him feeling humbled.
    John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Oct. 2024
  • In a day full of questions about the future and how things will take shape, everyone in the media room was humbled and heartbroken to watch someone mourn the loss of a friend.
    Esfandiar Baraheni, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of humbled
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  • Over the next thirty years, Nasrallah and his acolytes systemically dismantled and subsumed the sovereign Lebanese government, with even no President since 2022, and wrought havoc on the Lebanese people with little support from the population.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Most of Syria’s tank units and artillery batteries have disbanded, and much of the country’s massive arsenal of chemical weapons, which Damascus began stockpiling in the 1970s to deter Israel, has been dismantled under international supervision.
    Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 8 June 2016
Definition of dismantled
Verb
  • The Myth of Being Busy In the modern workplace, there’s a troubling trend where busyness is confused with productivity.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Each executive pushes their own agenda, leaving teams confused about what really matters and where to focus their efforts.
    Chaitra Vedullapalli, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of confused
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  • Javier Bardem, currently starring in his first television series in Netflix’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, is setting down the river for more TV work.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Once, my cruise ship roommate set down her purse on a chair next to her at a sidewalk cafe and didn’t even notice when a quick thief snagged it.
    Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of set down
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  • Mayfield enjoyed an excellent game himself, throwing two more touchdown passes before halftime, and another field goal from McLaughlin late in the third meant the Bucs entered the fourth quarter up 27-20.
    Jamie Barton, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Two Lebanese army soldiers were killed today as the country entered the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, firing at Israeli soldiers for the first time.
    NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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