pull down

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as in to destroy
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of a powerful storm pulled down the old fishing shack, which had been immortalized in countless paintings

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Recent Examples of pull down Hang from the hands with elbows fully extended, then pull the chest towards the bar and ensure your shoulder blades are pulled down and back towards each other. Laura Schober, Health, 13 May 2025 In New York on July 9, 1776, pro-independence enthusiasts pulled down the two-ton equestrian statue of George III on Bowling Green in Lower Manhattan. John Hanc, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025 Gillis then fails to pull down Hernandez's pants, prompting Sherman, Hernandez, and himself to burst into laughter. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 21 May 2025 Supporters at one of his rallies pulled down a Ukrainian flag from city hall in Biala Podlaska. Vanessa Gera, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for pull down
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  • The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a plea from a group of Native American activists and supporters to block a copper mining company from destroying an Apache religious site.
    Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 27 May 2025
  • During the week of my embed, the Russian military identified and destroyed a few of the Vampire pilots’ positions.
    Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
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  • In 2012, Texas Wesleyan went to the city’s historic and cultural landmarks commission seeking permission to demolish the home for further campus expansion, but were denied.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2025
  • Goldschmidt has demolished the NL Central in his career, with a slash line of .291/.388/.527 in almost 550 games played.
    Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
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  • Harvard has fought back in the courts, winning a temporary restraining order on May 23 that will allow international enrollments to continue as the case makes its way through the courts.
    Davis Winkie, USA Today, 27 May 2025
  • Del Bosque’s Work Is About More Than Sporting Excellence Del Bosque is the only coach to win the World Cup, Euros, and Champions League (this one with Real Madrid in 2000 and 2002).
    Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
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  • There were missions that felt like a rally racing mini-game, asking me to navigate between timer-extending rings dotting barren desert ruins.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 3 June 2025
  • The situation took a turn when Amy accidentally ruined her earbuds in the wash.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 3 June 2025
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  • In 2023, Gloria abandoned an unpopular plan to implement Senate Bill 10, which would have allowed a single-family home to be torn down and replaced with a new structure of up to three stories with up to 10 units in much of the city.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
  • Tornadoes can tear down a home and hurricanes can flood entire towns.
    Thomas E. Weber, Time, 6 June 2025
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  • Gannett may earn revenue for audience referrals to Jackpocket services.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 29 May 2025
  • Vogue may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers.
    Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 29 May 2025
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  • Whatever credibility the report might have had as a product of a federal agency was shattered by its obvious errors, misrepresentations and outright fabrications of source materials, some of it plainly the product of the authors’ reliance on AI bots.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
  • In 1985, Michael Jordan shattered a backboard during a dunk in a summer exhibition game against the Italian team Stefanel Trieste.
    Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 2 June 2025
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  • Since its inception, cumulative membership dues pales next to the billions reaped from SATs and AP exams since 1990.
    Scott White, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
  • The 200 square miles of surrounding coral reefs proved rough for mariners, but divers now reap the benefits with some 300 shipwrecks to explore, from the 192-foot American schooner Constellation that sank during World War II to the Mary Celestia, a Civil War era paddle-wheeler.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 22 May 2025

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“Pull down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pull%20down. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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