depresses

present tense third-person singular of depress
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as in lowers
to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally construction workers depressed the roadbed in order to make way for an overpass

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Recent Examples of depresses 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depresses
Verb
  • Improving efficiency in cooling systems reduces leaks, lowers energy use, and extends product life, creating both environmental and financial savings.
    Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • JPMorgan’s trading desk says that, when the Fed lowers its benchmark lending rate while the S & P 500 is within 1% of its all-time high, the index soars on average by nearly 15% over the next year.
    Fred Imbert, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Encouraging young adults to take on progressively larger responsibilities — whether through part-time work, volunteering or managing household duties — builds competence and reduces fear.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • This reduces the chance that graphic or violent content slips into your feed.
    Annie Margaret, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The lids have Tupperware’s signature ridges, and the circle in the center presses down to get an airtight seal.
    Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Spicoli remains as laissez-faire as ever, cool, care-free and unbothered by the teacher who presses him.
    Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This diabolical, maximalist group oppresses Gazans and its existence ensures the Palestinians will not have a state.
    Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Malik Willis #2 of the Green Bay Packers throws a pass in the first quarter during the NFL Preseason 2025 game between Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on August 23, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Kraft and Musgrave ran free all game, and Love missed a couple other throws to receivers who were open downfield.
    Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But soon the film reaches its first binge-eating scene, in which Maddie violently shoves fistfuls of food into her mouth in a dark kitchen.
    Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Sue threatens to call the police and an emotional Santana then shoves her backward into a bookshelf in the corner of her office before appearing slightly surprised at her own behavior and leaving.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In visceral and unrelenting prose, the novel troubles the easy distinctions between victim and perpetrator.
    Katie Kitamura August 21, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Notwithstanding, firing Erika McEntarfer troubles me greatly.
    Phillip Molnar, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Over the coming months, key product drops, collection launches, new platform offering and in-store experiences, will be revealed.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • This image captured through a submarine periscope shows a hit on a sea target after a United States B-2 bomber drops a QUICKSINK bomb over the Norwegian Sea on September 3, 2025.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025

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