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present participle of depress
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of depressing
Adjective
And books about cancer don’t have to be depressing. Terry McDonell 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025 That was a bit depressing, that first paintbrush touching your skin. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 2 June 2025
Verb
This would stop companies from artificially depressing their financial state to justify rate increases, the lawmakers said. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025 They had been held back by former Mayor Sanders’ invalidated initiative that had seriously hampered the recruitment and retention of city employees by depressing wages and making San Diego uncompetitive. Chris Brewster, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for depressing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depressing
Adjective
  • Some traders said the numbers were less severe than analysts' bleak forecasts.
    Sabrina Valle, USA Today, 3 July 2025
  • No one is as funny and as bleak in the same sentence, or maybe even the same word.
    Literary Hub July 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • Too much alcohol and your dreamy dessert turns into a sad, semi-frozen slush.
    Emily Price, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • State governments, as well as drug manufacturers, provide financial help to the uninsured, often reducing the cost of PrEP medicines to zero.
    James K. Glassman, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Device lifecycle management and repair services will become increasingly important, reducing the amount of technology that ends up in landfills.
    Max Silber, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Brighton are a very high-pressing team, so there were reasons.
    Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Add chicken and toss until evenly coated, pressing to adhere.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Adolescents whose career or education decisions are steered by their parents often experience school burnout, increased anxiety, and depressive symptoms.
    Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • Early phases of the trial showed a significant, 60 percent remission in depressive symptoms after eight weeks.
    John Semley, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Nevertheless, the squad needs to shift strategies and Sonny is here to take them from pathetic to aggressive.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
  • Jarvis’ performance is transformative, making Mark both pathetic and feverishly alive, his corrosive remorse seemingly genuine.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2025
Verb
  • These photovoltaic panels are designed to generate renewable energy on-site, significantly reducing the building’s environmental impact while also lowering its operational costs.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
  • New Mexico policymakers can improve the state’s economy by lowering tax rates and reducing barriers to work.
    Adam A. Millsap, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • His overjoyed demeanor starkly contrasted with his somber appearance in court just a day before when jurors said they were deadlocked on one of the five counts.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 2 July 2025
  • However, while circumstances were smooth-sailing at the start, things quickly took a somber turn on July 2, 1937.
    Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 2 July 2025

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“Depressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depressing. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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