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as in concave
curved inward
the depressed sections of the highway under the overpasses constantly get flooded during heavy rainstorms
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2
as in unhappy
feeling unhappiness
I was depressed and didn't feel much like going to the party, but felt better afterwards
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as in deprived
kept from having the necessities of life or a healthful environment
a depressed class of people whose living conditions have not improved significantly despite targeted social programs
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as in troubled
to make sad
the thought of once again failing the bar exam depressed me
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as in lowered
to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally
construction workers depressed the roadbed in order to make way for an overpass
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as in reduced
to diminish the price or value of
the glut of wheat on the market has depressed that commodity for most of the past year
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as in pressed
to push steadily against with some force
depressed the lever to start the machine
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Recent Examples of depressed
William Dunkelberg, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
After a robust dose of Ketamine, depressed mice swam longer.
—Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2025
What would Georgia wear in her most depressed state?
—Hedy Phillips, People.com, 16 June 2025
That can put them on edge and heighten their separation anxiety, Langan said, and if their owners are depressed or grief-stricken about loss and uncertainty, the animals absorb those emotions too.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
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Government sector growth remained depressed, down by 59,000 jobs since January, after months of leading job growth.
—William Dunkelberg, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
After a robust dose of Ketamine, depressed mice swam longer.
—Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2025
What would Georgia wear in her most depressed state?
—Hedy Phillips, People.com, 16 June 2025
That can put them on edge and heighten their separation anxiety, Langan said, and if their owners are depressed or grief-stricken about loss and uncertainty, the animals absorb those emotions too.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for depressed
Adjective
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High atop a particularly craggy one, the rainfall gets a toehold beneath soil clinging to a very steep and slightly concave slope of rock.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
ProPublica,
19 May 2025
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Jan, 2022 Was the mask sandwiched between concave and convex metal electrodes?—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
14 Sep. 2020
Adjective
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The root of the fallout was the Who (and specifically Daltrey) being unhappy with Starkey’s performance when the band played a pair of Teenage Cancer Trust charity shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall in March.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2025
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On Friday, Devers alluded to being unhappy with how the Red Sox treated him.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
20 June 2025
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In the last election, some of the most deprived areas of the country — based on factors like income, housing and health — voted for the Conservative Party for the first time.—
Josh Holder,
New York Times,
24 June 2024
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But what makes Seller’s story sing is his vivid recollection of a deprived childhood with demanding parents, his first job as a booking agent, and his coming out during the early days of the AIDS epidemic.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
26 Apr. 2025
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Although Raymond James lowered its 12-month price target on Coherent to $91 from $110, that still implies more than 33% upside from Friday’s close.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2025
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The fatalities were the first in Kyiv in more than two months, and on Sunday, the Ukrainian flag atop the 335-foot-tall Motherland Monument was lowered to half-staff as a symbol of mourning.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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The final amount could be affected by two factors — the number of claims and how much of the settlement fund is reduced to cover legal fees and costs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2025
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Liver damage can be reduced if the person stops drinking.—
George Petras,
USA TODAY,
3 Jan. 2025
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Vance pressed Zelenskyy, who has thanked America over and over.—
Maureen Dowd,
The Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2025
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At her pool, visitors pressed against a window, ogling the manatees swimming inside without always understanding the calamities that brought the animals there.—
Bethany Barnes,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2025
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Equally hollow are the claims that his proposal is low risk.—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2025
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Most of the other obvious yuks are flashy and hollow: Of course M3GAN will dance.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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Too much alcohol and your dreamy dessert turns into a sad, semi-frozen slush.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Her eyes are big and sad, and her index finger touches the tip of the nightstick hanging from the policeman’s belt.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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“Depressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depressed. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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