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shoot down
verb as in assault
verb as in attack
verb as in belittle
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verb as in best
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verb as in bring down
verb as in debase
verb as in deflate
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verb as in degrade
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verb as in eradicate
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verb as in explode
verb as in fell
verb as in humiliate
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verb as in immobilize
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verb as in obliterate
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verb as in oppugn
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verb as in refute
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verb as in reject
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verb as in repeal
verb as in scarify
verb as in scathe
verb as in shame
verb as in slam
verb as in veto
Example Sentences
Kyiv said that day it had managed to shoot down 62 drones, and that a further 67 were “lost” - meaning they were either downed by electronic warfare, or disappeared from radar screens.
"It feels like a wet towel and you're wringing it in your stomach and pain shoots down your legs and it hurts my back, just like an overall ache," she said.
Our fate was in the hands of those shooting down those missiles — Israel’s interceptors as well as defensive actions by the American, British and French militaries.
There are more drones to shoot down, too, often launched from Russia in waves to overwhelm the main defences ahead of a missile strike.
These fly at hypersonic speed and can shoot down ballistic missiles in space.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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