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brought down

VERB

reduce or hurt

Synonyms

WEAK

KO abase cut down damage drop fell floor injure knock down lay low level lower mow down murder overthrow overturn prostrate pull down shoot down slay throw down tumble undermine upset wound

Antonyms

WEAK

aid encourage help raise

Example Sentences

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And they have continued to rise further as the levies were brought down, with $8.5bn worth of Indian goods shipped to the US in April.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Jerome Powell weathered a sustained political assault on Fed independence and brought down inflation without a recession.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Over the last eight years 28 chicks from the Scottish Highlands and Orkney Isles have been brought down to the Scottish border and successfully established.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Although Arizona’s rate of 8.8% is below the national average, the new federal regulations require that it be brought down to 6%.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

And then, I brought down an apocalyptic, apoplectic, joy-to-the-great-world drumroll that made Mamita throw her head back and laugh her loud, girlish laugh.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez