weighted (down)

verb

Definition of weighted (down)next
past tense of weight (down)
as in bogged (down)

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  1. subjected
  2. weighed down
  3. hampered
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  • Lebson alleged that Russian authorities have subjected Gilman to mistreatment, including harassment, forced exercise sessions lasting up to 16 hours and the administration of psychotropic drugs.
    — Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • That effort was spurred by what union members claim were execrable working conditions to which they were subjected during the recent heat wave that gripped London.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 30 July 2026
Definition of subjected
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  • Ask Horn about such a reality, though, and the former Colorado Buffaloes star doesn’t seem too weighed down about it.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2026
  • For these banks, large majorities of their IT budgets are focused on maintaining the status quo, leaving them weighed down by the burden of legacy technology.
    — Jody Bhagat, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of weighed down
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  • But the lack of a proper contest between bat and ball in Pakistani domestic first-class cricket has starved locals of that preparation time and hampered the development of genuine pace.
    — Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • However, difficult weather conditions hampered the search in the following days, as the service wrote in a subsequent update.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026
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“Weighted (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weighted%20%28down%29. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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