as in troubles
to make sad
that sort of news really bums me out
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bums (out)
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And that troubles me greatly as well, because TikTok was a potential alternative to old mass media.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
20 Sep. 2025 -
In visceral and unrelenting prose, the novel troubles the easy distinctions between victim and perpetrator.—
Katie Kitamura
August 21,
Literary Hub,
21 Aug. 2025
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At one moment in the concerto, the soloist—here the brilliant, committed young pianist Jeonghwan Kim—silently depresses a C-major triad with the left hand and then bangs out a C-major triad with the right, so that the lower strings resonate.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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As the user depresses a key, the backside of the key (which is not visible) touches a thin layer of material.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2025
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Jess and Spencer take it a step further when Spencer gets down on one knee and asks Jess to be his wife.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
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In the first photo, Kelce gets down on one knee as the singer rests one hand on his face.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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During his latest media availability, Murray sought to ease any animal cruelty concerns his photo may have raised.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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This phenomenon raises several doubts and questions, the most crucial of which concerns the ability to safeguard employment in a context where entire professional categories are being redefined or even eliminated.—
Cristian Randieri,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Critics of the way the administration is handling immigration enforcement have raised concerns that holding people without criminal convictions or charges unnecessarily burdens the system and pulls undocumented immigrants away from their families.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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As more states move to reduce and phase out their income taxes in the coming years, the lack of an income tax becomes less of an advantage, making the need to address relatively high property tax burdens more imperative.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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What worries me is how many brands still treat the post-purchase experience as an operational necessity instead of a strategic advantage.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
25 Sep. 2025
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And since both their children have autism and are receiving health care through Marra’s job with the Navy, Cassandra worries about what could happen if Marra ultimately does lose her job in the service.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Bums (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bums%20%28out%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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