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
Large language models synthesize information from across the web, often weighting authority, sentiment and corroboration far beyond what legacy ranking systems emphasized.
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Al Sefati, Forbes.com, 12 Mar. 2026
But weighting the draft odds is a delicate business — and one the Bulls remain committed to approaching with a clumsy commitment to competitiveness.
—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
Al Sefati, Forbes.com, 12 Mar. 2026
But weighting the draft odds is a delicate business — and one the Bulls remain committed to approaching with a clumsy commitment to competitiveness.
—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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On Friday, agents observed a man loading heavy items into a van outside the store and then driving to a nearby mechanic’s shop.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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After loading the bases with no outs in the first inning Monday, two strikeouts followed.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
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Finally, allow the solution to come to room temperature before filling your feeders.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 May 2026
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Such scandals have put the spotlight on a murky (and growing) world of speculative, 24/7 transactions now filling the internet.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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“Weighting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weighting. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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