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
Outside is a serene garden under a canopy of branches weighed down by iridescent copper bells, all handmade.
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Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Press the tofu block well—at least 15 minutes, wrapped in paper towels and weighed down with a heavy frying pan—before running it through a box grater.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 May 2026
Spirit has struggled financially since the COVID-19 pandemic, weighed down by rising operating costs and growing debt.
—Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 2 May 2026
The company is also addressing complaints that Windows 11 is becoming weighed down by AI.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 1 May 2026
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Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Press the tofu block well—at least 15 minutes, wrapped in paper towels and weighed down with a heavy frying pan—before running it through a box grater.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 May 2026
Spirit has struggled financially since the COVID-19 pandemic, weighed down by rising operating costs and growing debt.
—Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 2 May 2026
The company is also addressing complaints that Windows 11 is becoming weighed down by AI.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weigh down
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Pour enough on so that the water gets down to the roots.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
16 May 2026
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The pictures show the moment that Miccio's fiancé got down on one knee in front of a gorgeous, full arch of white flowers.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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Gartner has warned that rising memory costs will push buyers toward premium devices and depress lower-end PC and smartphone demand.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Is the transfer portal going to depress long-term fan interest?—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Still, Davies is worried the demand for compute far outstrips capabilities to repurpose waste heat, and could lead to more data center construction that would further burden environmental capacity versus extend it.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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Justin is being bullied at school, but doesn’t want to burden his father.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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Wallace is particularly troubled by how quickly hantavirus was incorporated into the COVID-era health conspiracies and the distrust in public health authorities that still thrive in certain online ecosystems.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026
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This time, playing with the tempo Varas said would trouble Austin, SDFC owned the match via comprehensive play and goals in the eighth, 17th, 54th, 79th and 91st minutes.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Yet with the tool’s skyrocketing popularity, some experts worry about potential hallucinations or incomplete answers, the potential for doctors’ critical thinking skills to erode and more.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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No need to worry about fitting them in your personal item either, as most of their products can be easily stored in accompanying travel bags or deflated to take up less room.—
Jamie Spain,
Condé Nast Traveler,
13 May 2026
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Her sisters were also imprisoned and tortured.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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One who is both fascinated and tortured by the brilliance of another.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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And the Irish were oppressed by imperialism, for hundreds of years, and President Kennedy was an Irish Catholic.—
Dan Adler,
Vanity Fair,
15 May 2026
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Israel has been grievously oppressing people in its area who are not Jewish.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
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“Weigh down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weigh%20down. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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