as in to depress
to make sad
the arrival of winter always saddens me
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Recent Examples of sadden
Premier Roger Cook said in a Facebook post Saturday that he was deeply saddened to hear of this morning's fatal shark attack in Albany.
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Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
The Sacramento Kings organization is deeply saddened by the passing of Rick Adelman, a beloved coach whose leadership, character, and vision helped define an era of Kings basketball that inspired our city and captivated fans around the world.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 1 June 2026
And they’ll be saddened to learn that the long-time catcher has died at the age of 64 after a battle with cancer.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Today many Coloradans are saddened and distressed by this unjustifiable act but not at all surprised.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
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Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
The Sacramento Kings organization is deeply saddened by the passing of Rick Adelman, a beloved coach whose leadership, character, and vision helped define an era of Kings basketball that inspired our city and captivated fans around the world.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 1 June 2026
And they’ll be saddened to learn that the long-time catcher has died at the age of 64 after a battle with cancer.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Today many Coloradans are saddened and distressed by this unjustifiable act but not at all surprised.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
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Disruptions from war are not cured by depressing economic activity; they’re cured by dealing with the causes of those disruptions.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Bukayo Saka — England/Arsenal Saka suffers a little here from Mikel Arteta’s tactical approach depressing the final third production of all Arsenal’s attackers.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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Looking to be quite aggressive in a football sense and always looking for the solution and what can happen instead of worrying about what the problem is.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Many have worried that the trend toward more historic, modern, and established art is leaving contemporary artists in the dust, but by the sounds of it yesterday, dealers confirmed strong interest in the latter category, with broader sales made across their program.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
17 June 2026
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The album is both plea, polemic and protest, but its argument — that oppressed and working people deserve rights and dignity, and that those things have historically been won through rebellion and revolution — is hardly radical.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
19 June 2026
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To Be Whole,' which teaches that the United States was founded on 'white supremacy' and categorizes individuals as 'oppressors' and 'oppressed' based only on their skin color, not their individual decisions and actions.—
Gabriela Vidal,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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There’s nothing more luxurious for a guest than not having to trouble the host with a request for whatever item she’s forgotten.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
14 June 2026
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The 2010 and 2014 World Cups were troubled by cost overruns and delays in the construction of stadiums and other infrastructure and the threat of labor unrest while global outrage over human rights violations and discrimination against women and LGBTQ people hung over the last two tournaments.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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And that’s because she’s no longer burdened by the anxiety of having to give 100% to everyone all the time.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
19 June 2026
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Industry experts and executives predict that increasing administrative complexities from new regulations will disproportionately burden smaller PBMs, driving further acquisitions and mergers as companies seek scale and capital to meet evolving market demands and client accountability.—
Bruce Japsen,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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“Sadden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sadden. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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