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
Linen has a breezy, natural feel that works beautifully in spring and adds texture without weighing down a room.
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Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2026
In recent weeks, Wall Street has been weighed down by the escalating Middle East conflict.
—Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
Morbidity looms over Floyd’s description of the demons keeping him up at night, alongside stepson Richard’s borderline personality disorder and school struggles and the tax debt weighing down on every rung up the endless financial ladder.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
Chopra’s parents, aunts and uncles all live in the A-19 Modern Colony apartment complex, weighed down by the grandiose legacy of their late family elder.
—Sibani Ram, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
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Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2026
In recent weeks, Wall Street has been weighed down by the escalating Middle East conflict.
—Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
Morbidity looms over Floyd’s description of the demons keeping him up at night, alongside stepson Richard’s borderline personality disorder and school struggles and the tax debt weighing down on every rung up the endless financial ladder.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
Chopra’s parents, aunts and uncles all live in the A-19 Modern Colony apartment complex, weighed down by the grandiose legacy of their late family elder.
—Sibani Ram, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weigh down
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Quite often, you get stopped, can't get down here.—
Nicole Young,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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March Madness getting down to the wire Illinois coach Brad Underwood and the Illini celebrate after their win over Iowa in Houston on Saturday.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
29 Mar. 2026
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Many companies tie these adjustments to surging oil prices, with the blockage of the key Strait of Hormuz passageway depressing supply.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2026
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But that message carries a weird, even depressing undertone.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
24 Mar. 2026
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That's because the industry is suddenly less burdened by excess slaughter capacity that had been keeping profit margins low.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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New fraud prevention measures enacted by Texas may burden already-struggling child care providers who say requirements lack evidence of preventing fraud.—
Jess Huff,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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The fertilizer shortage is putting the livelihood of farmers in developing countries — already troubled by rising temperatures and erratic weather systems — further at risk, and could lead to people everywhere paying more for food.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Understanding this cold-sensing protein could one day lead to better therapies for cold hypersensitivity that often troubles people undergoing certain types of cancer chemotherapies.—
Jacek Krywko,
Scientific American,
25 Mar. 2026
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In the 19th, Grace Panetta studied the answers in another Navigator focus group, from young women worried about economic ups and downs.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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But residents worry what's next amid heightened military presence.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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Court records show that Gabriel was tortured by starvation, shot by BB guns, and forced to eat cat litter, cat feces and his own vomit.—
Rick Montanez,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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His Venice entry triggered multiple walkouts in Sonoma, though, especially during a scene featuring the always solid Oscar Isaac getting tortured.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
29 Mar. 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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“Weigh down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weigh%20down. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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