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
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The key point, however, is that significant supply from the pipeline will weaken the economics of new export facilities and depress the global LNG market.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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However, without Chinese demand, this abundant supply threatens to further depress prices and worsen farmers’ financial distress.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Wildfire worries With the worsening drought comes worries over wildfires.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The airline's fall from grace should worry anyone with loyalty to the brand.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
14 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
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China is poised to win great swathes of the booming European EV market and that is troubling the automakers.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Yet most fans do not care unduly about what a squad costs and while sound financial management is welcomed, the strength of the team is the thing that is troubling them right now.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The World Health Organization estimates that one in seven 10–19-year-olds worldwide experiences a mental disorder, accounting for roughly 15% of the global disease burden among youth.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, one of the partners may feel burdened with emotional labor while the other disengages.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Sadden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sadden. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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