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
Since it’s not weighed down by food, the fan inside the unit could cause the paper to move and come in contact with the heating element.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
The four-layer gauze construction—made with 100% Turkish Cotton—is fluffy without weighing down your bedscape.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Sep. 2025
Individuals with low credit scores need ways to build better habits and credit histories without being weighed down by unnecessary costs or complex financial products.
—Akhil Gupta, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Another notable benefit is the formula’s lightweight, non-greasy texture, which melts into the skin without feeling heavy or weighed down.
—Melony Forcier, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
The four-layer gauze construction—made with 100% Turkish Cotton—is fluffy without weighing down your bedscape.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Sep. 2025
Individuals with low credit scores need ways to build better habits and credit histories without being weighed down by unnecessary costs or complex financial products.
—Akhil Gupta, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Another notable benefit is the formula’s lightweight, non-greasy texture, which melts into the skin without feeling heavy or weighed down.
—Melony Forcier, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weigh down
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So Sunday, after the Panthers got down by 17 points early to the Dolphins, a lot of fans probably thought this would simply be New England, Part Deux.—
Langston Wertz Jr,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Oct. 2025
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At first, Armstrong recalled, the conversations with Briere were brief as his new boss preferred to get down to business right away.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Experts say the sales that took place ahead of its expiration will likely depress sales in the months ahead.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Key Takeaways Alcohol and Benadryl both depress the central nervous system (CNS), and combining them can dramatically worsen side effects like drowsiness, slowed breathing, confusion, and impaired coordination.—
Alex Yampolsky,
Verywell Health,
29 Sep. 2025
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This shows that parents and caregivers are growing wary of mounting student loan debt and are reluctant to have their children burdened by it in the future.—
De Elizabeth,
Parents,
1 Oct. 2025
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They also aren’t burdened with making sure any of their shots match, since in essence any take can be cut up into a master, close-ups, two-shots, or whatever else Cameron decides.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
1 Oct. 2025
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Rather, what troubles him are the claims that the song’s success has been manufactured.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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But the financial angle troubles her further.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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As if the local deer population had enough to worry about as the bow hunting season begins, now a disease is spreading between them.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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From junior staffers worried about automation to managers fearing irrelevance, no one feels entirely safe.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This is the cost of having been tortured in public.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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The mistake tortures them, which prompts the couple to try and solve the mystery by producing a fake play in an attempt to get their ex-neighbor Mary (Chloe Cherry) to audition.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
3 Oct. 2025
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However, when your organization was founded less than 45 years after slavery was abolished, when Black women were still being forced to be wet nurses to the very children of those who oppressed them and lynching was a common occurrence below the Mason-Dixon Line?—
Essence,
Essence,
3 Oct. 2025
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But for now, we’re stuck in a ratchet, where violent losers copy one another, and their deeds become an excuse to oppress the rest of us.—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
27 Sep. 2025
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