as in weighing down
to make sad
that sort of news really bums me out
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bumming (out)
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The four-layer gauze construction—made with 100% Turkish Cotton—is fluffy without weighing down your bedscape.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
20 Sep. 2025 -
In one scene where Khadijah sits in the back with the luggage, there's a comment made about something weighing down the car.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Remy handled the second verse on the song and wasted no time getting down and dirty.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Now, the two countries are getting down to business.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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Still, any further restrictions on shots by ACIP could have trickle-down effects, further depressing already declining immunization rates for vaccine-preventable diseases and raising the risk of outbreaks.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Investors should also note that slower growth reduces the risk of flooding the market and depressing prices.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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China is poised to win great swathes of the booming European EV market and that is troubling the automakers.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Yet most fans do not care unduly about what a squad costs and while sound financial management is welcomed, the strength of the team is the thing that is troubling them right now.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Any higher, and investors might start worrying that the Fed's quarter-point cut last week was premature and could allow inflation to sink its claws into the economy again.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
22 Sep. 2025
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Fleishman is in Trouble explores casual Jewishness, what Taffy Brodesser-Akner describes as waking up and going to work as a Jewish person, without leaving Orthodoxy, or becoming Orthodox, or worrying about anti-Semitism.—
Anna Bruno
September 19,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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The news was saddening for Jewell — but also alarming for the defense.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This can become problematic when a chatbot affirms concerning behaviors, beliefs, or activities.—
Liz Regalia,
Parents,
26 Sep. 2025
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Having two concerning storm systems so close to each other isn’t common in the region.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Bumming (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bumming%20%28out%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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