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thrown down

ADJECTIVE
doomed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ill-fated wrecked
STRONG
bedeviled bewitched convicted cursed damned destroyed done fated foreordained lost overthrown overwhelmed predestined ruined sentenced sunk suppressed undone unfortunate
WEAK
cut down dead duck done for ill-omened in the cards kiss of death luckless menaced que sera sera star-crossed threatened unredeemed
Antonyms
STRONG
blessed intact nice protected restored saved successful
WEAK
hopeful lucky

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An interesting gauntlet was thrown down this week when the parent of Fox News agreed to acquire Roku, availing itself of a post-cable platform to compete for news dominance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

But now that the Venetians had thrown down the gauntlet, all their reservations disappeared.

From Slate ● Dec. 15, 2024

The PM said the plan would "land on desks around Whitehall with the heavy thud of a gauntlet being thrown down".

From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2024

From there, a challenge was thrown down and the plan was concocted for them to meet at All-Star weekend.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2024

Himmelstoss was thrown down, he rolled five yards and started to yell.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

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