saddens

present tense third-person singular of sadden

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saddens
Verb
  • At one moment in the concerto, the soloist—here the brilliant, committed young pianist Jeonghwan Kim—silently depresses a C-major triad with the left hand and then bangs out a C-major triad with the right, so that the lower strings resonate.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • As the user depresses a key, the backside of the key (which is not visible) touches a thin layer of material.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Rather, what troubles him are the claims that the song’s success has been manufactured.
    Melinda Newman, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But the financial angle troubles her further.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This diabolical, maximalist group oppresses Gazans and its existence ensures the Palestinians will not have a state.
    Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Why ban books, Postman asked, if no one bothers to read them?
    Time, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
  • What bothers her most is how the refusal seemed to change her brother’s behavior.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • What about the present environment of censorship worries you the most?
    Fiction Non Fiction October 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
  • But Jacobson worries about what strict bans will mean for developers taking a careful approach.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Saddens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saddens. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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