carried weight

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Definition of carried weightnext
past tense of carry weight
as in weighed
to be of importance His opinion doesn't carry much weight with the people who'll make the final decision.

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“Carried weight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carried%20weight. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.

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