as in to depress
to make sad
the arrival of winter always saddens me
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Recent Examples of sadden
You’ll be engrossed and saddened by the backstory to Jason Kaminsky, the one-time Nottingham Forest prospect who suffered from alcoholism and died in 2005, aged just 31.
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
The news was saddening for Jewell — but also alarming for the defense.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2025
That’s like showing up at SeaWorld and expecting not to get wet or saddened by seeing majestic animals in cages.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
The Mobtown family and the Baltimore comedy community are very saddened by this loss of one of our city’s great talents.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
The news was saddening for Jewell — but also alarming for the defense.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2025
That’s like showing up at SeaWorld and expecting not to get wet or saddened by seeing majestic animals in cages.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
The Mobtown family and the Baltimore comedy community are very saddened by this loss of one of our city’s great talents.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sadden
Verb
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The plan keeps international credits out of the EU Emissions Trading System, avoiding the risk of depressing carbon prices for European industry.—
María Mendiluce,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Rather than feeling triumphant at how believable ELIZA was, Weizenbaum was depressed by how gullible people seemed to be.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Not knowing much about the condition, Mares-Sedillo worried that her face would be permanently altered.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The condition's most severe symptoms are sensitivities to spices, salt, and sweets, which means there's no reason to worry about a geographic tongue diagnosis.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Now, the Franciscan missionaries oppressing the Native Americans in the painting had arrows piercing their heads and bodies.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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Yet we are also invited to see the Trojans, not the native Italians, as the eastern, luxury-loving imperialist invaders who oppress a noble rustic people.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The spectacle troubled some of Britain’s most prominent legal authorities.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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Obviously, it's been troubled since mortgage rates went up.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Prince George is not being burdened by tremendous royal expectations, exposure and scrutiny.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Humanities and arts programs find themselves disproportionately, but not exclusively, burdened.—
Liz Doe Stone,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Sadden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sadden. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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