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as in mattering
to be of importance
evidence that will weigh heavily against the defendant
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2
as in pondering
to give serious and careful thought to
weighed the options for weeks before making a decision
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Recent Examples of weighing
Eventually a team from TPWD arrived with a tanker truck to carry the fish back to the Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens, where all the Legacy Lunkers (largemouth bass weighing 14 pounds or more) are brought to carry on the state’s selective breeding program.
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Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 29 Jan. 2026
The detector itself is a 26-meter-long, 16-meter-tall cylindrical apparatus weighing 10,000 tonnes.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
Microsoft posted a solid quarterly earnings and revenue beat , but slowing growth in its Azure cloud computing business wasn’t enough to exceed investors’ lofty expectations, weighing shares down 12% on Thursday.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
My go-to for the office is this suede, slouchy shoulder bag from Quince that has just enough room to hold my laptop and notebook without weighing me down.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2026
His testimony will be a key piece of evidence that a northern Virginia jury will be tasked with weighing this month.
—CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Federal courts were weighing a decision on a lawsuit seeking to pause the crackdown, as well as an order for the head of ICE to appear personally to address what a judge said were failures to grant due process for certain immigrants.
—Steve Karnowski, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026
Self-service lines may indeed be more prone to theft, but private stores and their insurers are perfectly capable of weighing the costs and benefits of using them.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
According to the Times, the Met is weighing the sale after delays finalizing a deal with Saudi Arabia that would see the opera company perform in the Gulf nation three weeks each winter.
—News Desk, Artforum, 22 Jan. 2026
Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 29 Jan. 2026
The detector itself is a 26-meter-long, 16-meter-tall cylindrical apparatus weighing 10,000 tonnes.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
Microsoft posted a solid quarterly earnings and revenue beat , but slowing growth in its Azure cloud computing business wasn’t enough to exceed investors’ lofty expectations, weighing shares down 12% on Thursday.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
My go-to for the office is this suede, slouchy shoulder bag from Quince that has just enough room to hold my laptop and notebook without weighing me down.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2026
His testimony will be a key piece of evidence that a northern Virginia jury will be tasked with weighing this month.
—CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Federal courts were weighing a decision on a lawsuit seeking to pause the crackdown, as well as an order for the head of ICE to appear personally to address what a judge said were failures to grant due process for certain immigrants.
—Steve Karnowski, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026
Self-service lines may indeed be more prone to theft, but private stores and their insurers are perfectly capable of weighing the costs and benefits of using them.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
According to the Times, the Met is weighing the sale after delays finalizing a deal with Saudi Arabia that would see the opera company perform in the Gulf nation three weeks each winter.
—News Desk, Artforum, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weighing
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When age stopped mattering During the bourbon boom that accelerated after 2012, demand exploded faster than distilleries could age whiskey.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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But why should that start mattering now?—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
29 Dec. 2025
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The Rams will be at home pondering what might have been.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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That was the question that Golden Rain Foundation directors asked in August while pondering ways to reduce costs and improve efficiency.—
Anita Gosch,
Oc Register,
19 Jan. 2026
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From Belichick, Graham learned to make the offense beat them with their off-hand, so to speak, meaning take away their greatest strength and force the offense to do something different.—
Dianna Russini,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Only 43% rated it as the most important factor, meaning that 57% of those Gen Zers polled cared more about other things, including pace of play, interactive features, and emotional storytelling.—
Emil Steiner,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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OpenAI may be contemplating an IPO before the end of the year in part to get out in the public market ahead of its rival Anthropic, according to the Journal’s reporting.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Lately, she’s been reading up on the licensing rules in other states and contemplating a move after her husband finishes school.—
Natalie Yahr,
jsonline.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Zero emissions from generators inside the state, while importing power from fossil plants next door?—
Alex Pavlak,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Feb. 2026
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By 2020, Venezuela’s refineries had crumbled to the point that the country had to start importing gasoline from Iran.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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This week, legislators will begin debating several of them.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
31 Jan. 2026
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Those of us gathered in Davos were no longer debating whether AI will change the world and shape our collective futures; that is settled.—
Mark Minevich,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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After being whisked away on honeymoons with their newly betrothed, the couples spend three weeks counting down to decision day at the altar.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Feb. 2026
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Kansas is not counting the games in 2018 vacated due to NCAA penalties in that total.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Take the quiz here … REAL STEAL – These states are considering eliminating property taxes for homeowners.—
,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Pats and Seahawks aren’t quite the draw of the Eagles and Chiefs, but Nielsen’s new measurement system has been boosting TV ratings across sports over the past six months, so put me down for a record 128 million (or more), especially considering the global appeal of Bad Bunny.—
Dan Shanoff,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Weighing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weighing. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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