weights (down)

present tense third-person singular of weight (down)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weights (down)
Verb
  • Red Team testing subjects the system to adversarial evaluation, ensuring resilience and reliability.
    Mark Howard, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Park Soon-kwan, CEO of the battery maker Aricell, had been charged under the country’s industrial safety law, which subjects senior executives to prison terms of more than one year when found guilty in the event of fatal accidents.
    Reuters, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But what if carrying a heavy defensive burden changes that, and weighs down that side of the game?
    The Athletic NHL, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Damage to the blood-brain barrier leads to inflammation within the brain and hampers the clearance of waste products like beta-amyloid protein (seen in Alzheimer's disease).
    Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Weights (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weights%20%28down%29. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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