as in to depress
to make sad
the arrival of winter always saddens me
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Recent Examples of sadden
Seeing what that distance from one’s own body and mind did to my mother saddened and angered me.
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Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
We are deeply saddened by his passing.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
We are deeply saddened by this and our hearts go out to all of those affected.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2025
Nessel said that she was shocked and saddened to learn the news, that Woll loved her community and used her faith and activism to create a better place.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
We are deeply saddened by his passing.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
We are deeply saddened by this and our hearts go out to all of those affected.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2025
Nessel said that she was shocked and saddened to learn the news, that Woll loved her community and used her faith and activism to create a better place.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sadden
Verb
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Experts say the sales that took place ahead of its expiration will likely depress sales in the months ahead.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Key Takeaways Alcohol and Benadryl both depress the central nervous system (CNS), and combining them can dramatically worsen side effects like drowsiness, slowed breathing, confusion, and impaired coordination.—
Alex Yampolsky,
Verywell Health,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As if the local deer population had enough to worry about as the bow hunting season begins, now a disease is spreading between them.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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From junior staffers worried about automation to managers fearing irrelevance, no one feels entirely safe.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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However, when your organization was founded less than 45 years after slavery was abolished, when Black women were still being forced to be wet nurses to the very children of those who oppressed them and lynching was a common occurrence below the Mason-Dixon Line?—
Essence,
Essence,
3 Oct. 2025
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But for now, we’re stuck in a ratchet, where violent losers copy one another, and their deeds become an excuse to oppress the rest of us.—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Rather, what troubles him are the claims that the song’s success has been manufactured.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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But the financial angle troubles her further.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This shows that parents and caregivers are growing wary of mounting student loan debt and are reluctant to have their children burdened by it in the future.—
De Elizabeth,
Parents,
1 Oct. 2025
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They also aren’t burdened with making sure any of their shots match, since in essence any take can be cut up into a master, close-ups, two-shots, or whatever else Cameron decides.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Sadden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sadden. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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