WEIGHTING Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

weighting

verb

present participle of weight

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 Equally weighting stocks ensures companies in smaller industries aren’t drowned out by massive ones, like Big Tech. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026 But weighting choices vary by pollster and offer no assurance of accuracy. — W. Joseph Campbell, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026 The brain has a bias toward negativity, weighting threats far more heavily than reassurances, so a few alarming inputs can color people’s thoughts for hours. — Harvard Business Review, 22 Sep. 2026 According to its website, the almanac uses a mix of sunspot cycles, lunar position, tidal pull, and historical pattern weighting to make its long-range forecast. — Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2026 His own alternative is cruder and costs nothing, which is to dial the equity weighting back to 80% or 75% and pocket the fee. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Founded in 1818, the Farmers' Almanac uses a combination of sunspot cycles, lunar position, tidal pull and historical pattern weighting to build long-range forecasts. — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 11 Aug. 2026 These tests are based on where eventual World Series teams since 2002 (discarding 2020 and weighting more toward champions) have tended to show separation by the All-Star break. — Neil Paine, New York Times, 16 July 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

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As with Starship Flight 14, SpaceX is loading Flight 15 with 26 operational Starlink V3 internet satellites.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 11 Nov. 2026
Prior to the new regulations going into effect, CBS Pittsburgh talked to one skill game distributor that was loading games onto a truck to be sent out of state.

— Mike Darnay, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

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Silicon Valley’s bet that billions of agents will be out ordering food, booking travel, and filling up their humans’ shopping carts is running into an (admittedly early) reality check.

— Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2026
The Dodgers hired former Miami Marlins hitting coach Pedro Guerrero, filling the one opening on their coaching staff.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026