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
Ballots are weighted to match the percentage of the assessment billed to each owner.
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The Editorial Board, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
Low-mass stars such as red dwarfs vastly outnumber high-mass stars, a distribution astronomers call the 'initial mass function', but why this should be weighted towards lower-mass stars is uncertain — and certainly not helped by the difficulties in observing their growth.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Railing planters that hook over the edge are a renter’s best friend — no drilling, no holes — and a free-standing trellis weighted in a heavy planter does the work of a fence without one.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
The hem of the curtain is magnetic and weighted, keeping the liner in place so no water can seep out of your shower.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2026
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The Editorial Board, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
Low-mass stars such as red dwarfs vastly outnumber high-mass stars, a distribution astronomers call the 'initial mass function', but why this should be weighted towards lower-mass stars is uncertain — and certainly not helped by the difficulties in observing their growth.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Railing planters that hook over the edge are a renter’s best friend — no drilling, no holes — and a free-standing trellis weighted in a heavy planter does the work of a fence without one.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
The hem of the curtain is magnetic and weighted, keeping the liner in place so no water can seep out of your shower.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2026
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Snell loaded the bases three batters into the game and gave up a run in the first inning.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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The analytics group says that most Middle East cargoes loaded before the war have now been discharged, meaning the inventory drawdown will accelerate and local refining will slow.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
10 May 2026
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Ricard turned this island into a whimsical microcosm of the good life—one filled with food, drink, creativit,y and communality—and now his descendants are continuing that spirit in partnership with the Zannier hotel group.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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The long plastic bats were open at the top, and when filled with beer, fans could sip from them like unorthodox cups.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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“Weighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weighted. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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