as in to get down
to make sad
all these tragedies occurring simultaneously are weighing me down
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Recent Examples of weigh down
Kraft Heinz shares have plunged about 70% since the 2015 merger that created the ketchup-making giant, weighed down by shifting consumer tastes, rising costs and sluggish growth across core brands.
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Yun Li, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026
When transiting this Air sign, the love planet refuses to be boxed in and weighed down by another’s expectations.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
What makes someone else's strands feel hydrated and renewed will likely make your hair feel greasy and weighed down.
—Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 19 Jan. 2026
Now, sports and travel photographers can always have a camera at hand that will deliver the highest resolution, without being weighed down on long days.
—Outside, 14 Jan. 2026
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Yun Li, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026
When transiting this Air sign, the love planet refuses to be boxed in and weighed down by another’s expectations.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
What makes someone else's strands feel hydrated and renewed will likely make your hair feel greasy and weighed down.
—Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 19 Jan. 2026
Now, sports and travel photographers can always have a camera at hand that will deliver the highest resolution, without being weighed down on long days.
—Outside, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weigh down
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Indeed, a short video included in the Instagram carousel features Latimer getting down on one knee and popping the question as Cunning broke down in tears.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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All in all, a course of Xofluza might be easier for you—or your kid already queasy from the flu itself—to get down and keep down.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
12 Jan. 2026
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Patricia Gandara, a UCLA professor and co-director of its Civil Rights Project, previously expressed concern to the Union-Tribune that fear could depress attendance but also said families do put trust in their children’s schools.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
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Gradually freed of the weight of its ice, the rock beneath Greenland, long depressed by the massive ice sheet, rebounds.—
Paul Bierman,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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Utilities are burdened with excessive documentation requirements that divert resources away from effective security measures.—
Saman Zonouz,
The Conversation,
22 Jan. 2026
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Financing, in particular, remains the most formidable barrier—especially for countries already burdened by high debt.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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My message this week is about not letting our hearts be troubled, and Jesus is the way.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2026
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On one of the final days of the semester, Raymundo peered into his Infiniti J30’s engine bay, searching for the issue that had troubled the car.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Alinejad views her mission as exposing the situation in Iran and giving voice to victims, but worries the attempts on her life will create a fear of inviting her to speak.—
Katrina Kaufman,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Lindsay Koshgarian, the program director of the National Priorities Project who has been tracking deployment costs, worries that at some point, these expenses will affect funding for other important military priorities.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
28 Jan. 2026
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And so even people who were heroes of the nation, they were beaten, tortured, taken for reeducation.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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In 1980, the shah admitted to mistakes, including acknowledging that his regime had tortured Iranians.—
Eric Lob,
The Conversation,
23 Jan. 2026
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Discussions with the creative team led to the idea of showing how oppressed the animals were.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
12 Jan. 2026
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In Russia, Cuba, Iran, Belarus, and Uganda, dictatorships have carried on for decades—oppressing and killing their people, attacking their neighbors, and destabilizing their regions.—
Garry Kasparov,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Weigh down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weigh%20down. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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