Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weighted (down)
Verb
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Francis, for his part, subjected the Church’s right wing to closer scrutiny by the Vatican.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026 -
The 2025 evaluation subjected electric vehicles to some of the harshest real-world conditions in the global auto industry.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Rogers appeared weighed down initially, but Emery did not blink.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The index was weighed down by losses for Microsoft and Tesla.—
Damian J. Troise,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Jan. 2026
Verb
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This isn’t the first time injuries have hampered Norfleet.—
Chase Gemes,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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All of these issues combined have left Target with a workforce that has grown faster than sales and a complex corporate structure that has hampered decision-making and created needless red tape.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,Annie Palmer,Frank Holland,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Weighted (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weighted%20%28down%29. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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