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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
The circumstances around the reported shoot-down are unclear, but it seems likely that the Turkish drone may have been attempting to target Kurdish militants in the area.
In a raft of documents, published online by US airman Jack Teixera, the same incident was described as "a near shoot-down".
Some analysts consider the system far from foolproof, and there is some debate about its true shoot-down rate.
After the shoot-down, military crews spent weeks recovering balloon debris off the coast.
“Let me say upfront that the shoot-down occurred in exactly the way we practice, exactly the way we train,” he told Canadian lawmakers.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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