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Word Bank: Phrasal Verb

Intro Phrasal Verb Word Formation Collocation Revise

Today's phrasal verb means: "to lower the intellectual quality of something with the aim of appealing to the general public"

I really do feel that the TV networks are ........ down the news. Most of the features are so trivial.

forcing
dumbing
lowering
scaling

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