Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weighted (down)
Verb
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But that was no surprise in a notoriously toxic period for British tabloids that subjected female stars (both homegrown and American, like Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears) to invasions of privacy and public hounding.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026 -
One of the officers working here had been brought to trial in Germany for practicing the very forms of torture to which I was subjected myself.—
Amer Matar,
The Dial,
26 May 2026
Verb
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Air drying your un-trimmed hair might feel flat and weighed down, making some of the features in your face feel out of proportion.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
30 May 2026
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But while following up the usual drunk-and-disorderlies and petty thefts that come with his new territory, Stilwell gets a report of a body found weighed down at the bottom of the harbor.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
27 May 2026
Verb
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But like Hulst, he was also hampered by injuries.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Clark is finally at full strength again after, hampered by a groin injury, played in only 13 games a year ago.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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“Weighted (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weighted%20%28down%29. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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