as in loading
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 weighting
But weighting the draft odds is a delicate business — and one the Bulls remain committed to approaching with a clumsy commitment to competitiveness.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
The exponential moving average smooths price trends while weighting recent data more heavily than older prices.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
And once on the list, companies are subject to quarterly re-weighting to reflect their relative significance.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Construction on the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge began in 2022 with a test involving 96 trucks, weighting around 3,300 tons combined, having been successfully completed on August 25.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Notably, even after weighting the results to better reflect the city’s demographics, respondents were 53% non-Hispanic white, while the city on the whole is just 37% white.
—Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 July 2025
Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
The exponential moving average smooths price trends while weighting recent data more heavily than older prices.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
And once on the list, companies are subject to quarterly re-weighting to reflect their relative significance.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Construction on the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge began in 2022 with a test involving 96 trucks, weighting around 3,300 tons combined, having been successfully completed on August 25.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Notably, even after weighting the results to better reflect the city’s demographics, respondents were 53% non-Hispanic white, while the city on the whole is just 37% white.
—Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weighting
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The Rays had a prime chance to at least get even in the sixth, getting two on with one out and loading the bases with two, but failed to score.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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The Diamondbacks had a chance to get back in the game in the seventh, loading the bases with two down.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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Carranza said filling empty positions will require better salary and training, and perhaps more pay bumps when new hires hit yearly milestones.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Chinese EVs leave everyone else in the dust, we’re told, with infotainment that makes your smartphone look like a StarTac, range numbers that would make a turbodiesel Audi weep, and charging that might be even faster than filling up with gas, depending on the size of your tank.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2026
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“Weighting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weighting. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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