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
Spirit has struggled financially since the COVID-19 pandemic, weighed down by rising operating costs and growing debt.
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ABC News, 1 May 2026
The company is also addressing complaints that Windows 11 is becoming weighed down by AI.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 1 May 2026
The best ones contained rice starch, charcoal, and other oil-absorbing ingredients that didn’t weigh down hair or leave behind a white residue.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 29 Apr. 2026
The tank weighing down the back of Kyle Nicolson’s truck holds a mixture of water, nutrients and fertilizer concocted through years of tinkering, first by his grandfather, then his dad, his uncle and his cousins.
—Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 1 May 2026
The company is also addressing complaints that Windows 11 is becoming weighed down by AI.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 1 May 2026
The best ones contained rice starch, charcoal, and other oil-absorbing ingredients that didn’t weigh down hair or leave behind a white residue.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 29 Apr. 2026
The tank weighing down the back of Kyle Nicolson’s truck holds a mixture of water, nutrients and fertilizer concocted through years of tinkering, first by his grandfather, then his dad, his uncle and his cousins.
—Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weigh down
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Just put the knife down, get down on your knees.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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How did the protester on the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge get down?—
Mike Stunson,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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The officer attempted to grasp the steering wheel and depress the brake when Lepe moved to drive away, officials said.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Whichever one depresses you less.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Attainable housing can be built in new communities, without burdening existing cities or unincorporated villages.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Formulate federal policies that discourage California lawmakers from burdening its citizens.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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For years, the multibillion-dollar industry has been troubled by its share of baroque and tragic scandals.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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All of them have troubled the French champions at various times — not least Arsenal in last season’s semi-final — but none has truly disrupted PSG’s rhythm and control over a sustained period of play.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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One perhaps shouldn’t worry too much about AI being prompted to resurrect a talk-show host, what with the whole format dying anyway.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
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Equally important, a chatbot does not worry about your wellbeing the way a doctor might—which is important, since the best healers combine technical skills with moral judgment and empathy.—
Sudheesha Perera,
Time,
6 May 2026
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In 1969 she was put in solitary confinement for 491 days and tortured.—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
2 May 2026
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Iranian American actor Anthony Azizi says the continuing Middle East conflict has sparked rising persecution of Iran’s Baha’i minority, including its members being jailed and tortured under the threat of execution.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
1 May 2026
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Underlying such obvious acts of aggression lies an insidious tendency for transnational repression to flow from despots into democracies, oppressing lawyers of all nationalities in the process.—
Irwin Cotler,
Time,
8 May 2026
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Nonprofit organizations such as International Federation of Journalists, Amnesty International, and Committee to Protect Journalists advocate on behalf of unfairly jailed and oppressed journalists worldwide.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
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“Weigh down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weigh%20down. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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