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
The Brighton & Hove Albion defender is part of a new wave of talent as his national team transitions under Rudi Garcia from their golden generation, a group who had been weighed down by the burden of big expectations in recent tournaments.
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Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
Still, the effort — weighed down by Sheets going 0-for-5 with three strikeouts as the cleanup hitter — ended with the Padres still looking for their first back-to-back wins since May 22-23.
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Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite tumbled more than 4% for its worst day since April 2025, weighed down by chip names including Broadcom, Marvell, Intel and AMD.
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Alex Harring,
CNBC,
8 June 2026
Resale values are weighed down by the availability of public charging stations, fears of running out of juice on the road and concerns about how long the costly batteries will last.
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Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
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Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
Still, the effort — weighed down by Sheets going 0-for-5 with three strikeouts as the cleanup hitter — ended with the Padres still looking for their first back-to-back wins since May 22-23.
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Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite tumbled more than 4% for its worst day since April 2025, weighed down by chip names including Broadcom, Marvell, Intel and AMD.
—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
8 June 2026
Resale values are weighed down by the availability of public charging stations, fears of running out of juice on the road and concerns about how long the costly batteries will last.
—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weigh down
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With one out in the sixth and Nick Loftin at third, Tolbert twice failed to get down safety-squeeze bunts.
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An unidentified man wearing blue basketball shorts and a Knicks hat was spotted in a video obtained by ABC News getting down on one knee, pulling out a red box and holding up a ring.
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Problem properties can create economic and fiscal challenges, including depressing neighboring property values, straining fire and police resources and increasing the risk of arson and violent crime.
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Some experts have raised concerns that media consolidation could depress pay for industry employees, while raising costs for American consumers due to fewer choices.
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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.
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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.
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In truth, though, the four-time World Cup champion was coming up against a team lacking the quality or experience to really trouble it and will have a tougher time against the Ivory Coast.
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But what really troubles him is something larger.
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But prosecutors said their further investigation raised significant doubts about those conclusions, worrying them that a jury would not find Hobby guilty of an arson charge.
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Some academic leaders worry that the report might drive students away from programs that encompass the core of human knowledge.
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Wayne County prosecutors allege that on June 17, Montgomery tortured and burned a raccoon at a home in the 12000 block of Washburn Street in Detroit and posted a video on social media of the animal being burned alive.
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In fact, the disease has been torturing humans for at least 5,500 years, according to a study published today in the journal Nature .
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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.
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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.
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“Weigh down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weigh%20down. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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