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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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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

Earlier in his career, he gained fame as the fearless Mafia-busting prosecutor whose aggressive use of racketeering laws brought down New York's organized crime families.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

He suggested this had stayed with the on-field call but he must have misremembered - there was a VAR intervention to award the spot-kick after Ibrahima Konate brought down Wilfried Gnonto.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 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

He brought down Jimmy Zizmo’s zebra skin from upstairs and tacked it on the wall.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides