as in loaded
to place a weight or burden on
weighted the car with a ton of furniture and then headed off for college
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Recent Examples of weighted
Due to the new charge, Le's sentence was heavily weighted toward probation rather than prison time, the outlet reported.
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026
With Teutonic deadpan, Sander sends up the often ideologically weighted social photography of which his project is an example—and records the giddy, glitchy instability of the Weimar years, when the old order was in disorienting flux, and would soon disappear altogether.
—Max Norman, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
Hugz weighted plush companions are designed to bring comfort whenever life feels overwhelming.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 18 May 2026
The freestanding statement piece is made of lightweight plastic that’s easy to move around, and it can also be weighted with sand or stones for extra sturdiness against the elements.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2026
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026
With Teutonic deadpan, Sander sends up the often ideologically weighted social photography of which his project is an example—and records the giddy, glitchy instability of the Weimar years, when the old order was in disorienting flux, and would soon disappear altogether.
—Max Norman, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
Hugz weighted plush companions are designed to bring comfort whenever life feels overwhelming.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 18 May 2026
The freestanding statement piece is made of lightweight plastic that’s easy to move around, and it can also be weighted with sand or stones for extra sturdiness against the elements.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for weighted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weighted
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The Diablos loaded the bases with no outs but didn’t score.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
31 May 2026
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McCarthy and Hunter Goodman drew walks off Houser, Willi Castro delivered an RBI single, and Sterling Thompson took one for the team, getting plunked by Houser with the bases loaded.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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At the end of one of the castle’s walkways, after a turn or two—by electric cart, bicycle, or on foot—and with the air filled with the scent of pine, rosemary, and jasmine, the sentinels are waiting, carved into the rock where the fort’s cannons were once located.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Brith, filled with a sudden dread, stands very still, watching it, and the dog, sensing something, emits a low growl.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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“Weighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weighted. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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