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verb

past tense of weigh

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Recent Examples of weighed
Verb
Medical release request At the time of the shooting, Grayson stood 6-foot-4 and weighed 225 pounds. Jerry Nowicki, CBS News, 31 July 2026 One solution weighed to the latter dilemma was making alternative versions of features in different languages. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 July 2026 The University of Utah took money from alternative investor Otro Capital and major college sports conferences like the Big Ten have weighed comparable capital injections. Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 30 July 2026 But Arkin would bring size (only one drafted tight end weighed more than Arkin’s 262 pounds) and take on a role primarily as a run blocker. Chad Graff, New York Times, 30 July 2026 Cultural intelligence gets priced as a new line item on top of an AI budget that already feels stretched instead of being weighed against the rework spend it's meant to prevent. Benjamin Faes, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 There were Hummel figurines perched on shelves, solid wood furniture that weighed more than an elephant, and floral and striped linens that seemed hopelessly old-fashioned. Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 27 July 2026 Participating in communal morning prayers, which require a quorum of 10 men and can’t start until shortly before sunrise, would have to be weighed against work and school obligations and commuting arrangements. Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 25 July 2026 At 19, Danitra Grays was grappling with postpartum depression, caring for her newborn daughter, Naiyla, and struggling with anxious thoughts that weighed heavily on her mind. Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weighed
Adjective
  • Others have a tight, considered design, especially the islands meant to highlight a specific weapon or gadget.
    Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 23 July 2026
  • Six others are still at large and considered fugitives, including a Caracas TV network mogul who was close to the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez and his successor, Nicolás Maduro, who is being held in a New York jail on federal drug charges.
    Jay Weaver July 21, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • What mattered was how teachers used it to engage students in deeper thinking.
    Janice Mak, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
  • Every molecule Stokes’s team rejected sharpened their eye for the ones that mattered.
    Dr. Mario García, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • In a July 2025 text chain, an agent pondered whether facial recognition tools could be used to identify people on TikTok who admitted to being in the country illegally.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • In a July interview with Rolling Stone, Foreman pondered why his story went viral.
    Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2026
Adjective
  • Per Le Monde, these initiatives were driven by a calculated desire to showcase his power, seize marketing opportunities, and declare tax deductions.
    Devorah Lauter for ARTNews, Robb Report, 29 July 2026
  • While this strategic pivot defers short-term revenue and creates market uncertainty, with full returns anticipated by 2027, it's seen as a calculated gamble to build a larger future revenue stream and expand its competitive edge.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • Having no motor drive meant constant manual tracking, which rules out long-exposure astrophotography of nebulae or galaxies.
    Damian Peach, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The minor issue meant that Marisa couldn’t pass on citizenship to her daughter or grandchildren.
    Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The merits of this argument can be debated—and will be debated by one of the task forces that Warsh has appointed to review how the Fed operates.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Casinos' impact on tribal health has been debated in research for decades.
    Andrew Jones, NPR, 30 July 2026
Adjective
  • None are credible challengers; Matt Conroy is the more reasoned and moderate of the three.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
  • This is a time for cool, calm and reasoned debate, and for legislators to think through the consequences of legislation put forth.
    Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • But the revolt imperiled Infantino, as Europe contemplated replacing him with Nasser Al-Khelaifi, a hugely influential figure in European club soccer.
    Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 30 July 2026
  • Then, as Bowman contemplated his future throughout the season, vacillating between retiring at the end of this season or next, the notion that Zilisch could replace him picked up steady traction through the summer.
    Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 23 July 2026

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“Weighed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weighed. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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