Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weighting (down)
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In one scene where Khadijah sits in the back with the luggage, there's a comment made about something weighing down the car.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Hong Kong has already implemented a Stablecoin Ordinance, requiring issuers to be licensed and subjecting them to strict oversight of reserves and redemption rights.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Trump has a difficult relationship with Zelensky, subjecting the Ukrainian leader to public and pointed criticism during his visit to the Oval Office in February.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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Since Ruben Amorim’s arrival at Manchester United 10 months ago, the team’s struggles to score goals have been hampering them.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Nurse Chapel concludes that sleep, friends, and romantic entanglements have been hampering her productivity.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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If consumers or businesses perceive stablecoins as more practical, the state may face the awkward task of promoting one digital form of the yuan while restraining another.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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First, both Washington and Beijing now have proven weapons that are restraining the aggressive instincts of the other side.—
Scott Kennedy,
Time,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Weighting (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weighting%20%28down%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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