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 big engine weighed down the car’s front end too much, adversely affecting the SL’s ride and handling.
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Brett Berk, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2026
These indexes were also weighed down by big drops in shares of tech companies, including Samsung, after Google revealed a new, more efficient use of storage and memory systems for artificial intelligence.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
Austin also recommends mild shampoos and conditioners — ones formulated to gently remove dirt buildup without heavy moisturizers that weigh down hair and expose more of the scalp.
—Nicole Hernandez, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Linen has a breezy, natural feel that works beautifully in spring and adds texture without weighing down a room.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2026
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Brett Berk, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2026
These indexes were also weighed down by big drops in shares of tech companies, including Samsung, after Google revealed a new, more efficient use of storage and memory systems for artificial intelligence.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
Austin also recommends mild shampoos and conditioners — ones formulated to gently remove dirt buildup without heavy moisturizers that weigh down hair and expose more of the scalp.
—Nicole Hernandez, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Linen has a breezy, natural feel that works beautifully in spring and adds texture without weighing down a room.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weigh down
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Green got down on one knee on a stage covered with white curtains and flanked by two tall towers of lush white flowers.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2026
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Officiating became an incendiary subplot; controversial calls and no-calls stirred the pot in the first half without ever completely derailing the game once Denver and San Antonio got down to business later.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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Simply depress the button at the base of the arm, remove it and place it in the top rack of your dishwasher.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Modified in this way, the gun will continue firing as long as the shooter depresses the trigger and the gun has ammunition.—
Simon Akam,
Vanity Fair,
2 Apr. 2026
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Democratic gubernatorial candidates acknowledged state regulations on business and the environment have burdened farmers and pledged to roll back restrictive policies affecting agriculture.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Writing for the Court, Gorsuch rejected Jackson’s core argument that Colorado’s law merely regulates professional conduct and only incidentally burdens speech.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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What troubles me most about the manosphere documentary is not the influencers themselves.—
Steven Burg,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
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Outlook isn’t the only thing that troubled the four astronauts.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
3 Apr. 2026
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But Murray worries about upholding his best friend’s wishes.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Horner also talked about being concerned about losing his job, wanting to see his child and worrying about what was going to happen to him, Espinoza said.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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Countless thousands were displaced, tortured and killed, but what became of Gerson and Inlender’s ancestors?—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
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The house of another, Carlotta Walls, was bombed a month before her graduation, and the police subsequently tortured her father in an unsuccessful attempt to coerce a confession.—
Daniel Felsenthal,
Pitchfork,
4 Apr. 2026
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Much of progressive ideological frameworks tend to divide the world into oppressors and oppressed.—
Arie Perliger,
The Conversation,
18 Mar. 2026
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For 47 years, Iranians have been subject to a regime that seeks to divide them, isolate them, oppress them, torture them and dispose of them.—
Talla Mountjoy,
Twin Cities,
11 Mar. 2026
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