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
In the overall scoring model, this dimension contributes 60% of the final score, with indicators within the dimension weighted according to the KPI framework defined in the accompanying scoring model.
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Time Staff, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
Chuky’s face was pockmarked and flat-browed, with heavy, sagging eyelids that might’ve been extra-weighted by the liquor.
—Jonathan Miles, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The third factor is that 2026 is the final year of the transition to Medicare’s new coding system – known as V28 – which has reduced payments to insurers by changing how patient diagnoses are weighted, DeVeydt said.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
For Deaf guests, there are strobe fire alarms; and for autism spectrum guests, weighted blankets and non-fluoro lighting.
—Jemima Sissons, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
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Time Staff, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
Chuky’s face was pockmarked and flat-browed, with heavy, sagging eyelids that might’ve been extra-weighted by the liquor.
—Jonathan Miles, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The third factor is that 2026 is the final year of the transition to Medicare’s new coding system – known as V28 – which has reduced payments to insurers by changing how patient diagnoses are weighted, DeVeydt said.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
For Deaf guests, there are strobe fire alarms; and for autism spectrum guests, weighted blankets and non-fluoro lighting.
—Jemima Sissons, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
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Nine days after Butler’s injury, Curry finished his postgame workouts following a win over the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City, loaded a takeout plate of food to eat on the Warriors’ bus and prepared for the flight home from an emotionally draining four-game road trip.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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The five of them pushed the furniture out of the living room, loaded in their gear, and settled in for a week of living together while Walla recorded their songs to tape.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
29 Jan. 2026
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For a chilled version, set the bowl of zabaglione inside a larger bowl filled with ice water.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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About 200 workers filled the sidewalk, the air thrumming with music, cowbells and drivers honking their horns in solidarity.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Weighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weighted. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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