Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weighting (down)
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The best styling products for fine hair can add major oomph and volume without weighing down your strands.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
29 May 2026 -
Investors have been selling off memory plays in recent days, weighing down the market.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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Such orders are intended to prevent an individual from subjecting another person to acts of violence, intimidation or harassment.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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The group spent years subjecting the gastric juice to a special kind of screening process.—
Sara Talpos — Undark,
STAT,
1 June 2026
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Last year, Alexander Isak’s eventual defection following a summer-long saga proved disastrous, hampering Newcastle’s own business, which had already been affected by Paul Mitchell’s departure as sporting director in May and by being pipped to their top targets.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Deep mistrust among some people in the town is hampering response efforts to the outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola virus — for which there is no vaccine.—
Emmet Livingstone,
NPR,
28 May 2026
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The outlet also reported that former employee Kelsi Carlisle, who is accused of pulling a child by the arm and pushing them face-down on a mat while restraining them with her body weight, faces two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
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Trump’s interest in antitrust enforcement predictably has little to do with restraining corporate power and is largely consumed with leveraging regulatory threats to compel firms to support his political agenda.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
26 May 2026
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“Weighting (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weighting%20%28down%29. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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