as in to get down
to make sad
all these tragedies occurring simultaneously are weighing me down
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Recent Examples of weigh down
For most of the year, Salesforce shares have been weighed down by the notion that AI is a threat to the software-as-a-service business model.
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Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
For many readers, like me, TFP is a welcome alternative to the incurious group-think that weighed down The Gray Lady.
—Debra J. Saunders, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Plus, they’re designed not to weigh down your ears or cause pain.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
We're not weighed down by anything here.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
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Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
For many readers, like me, TFP is a welcome alternative to the incurious group-think that weighed down The Gray Lady.
—Debra J. Saunders, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Plus, they’re designed not to weigh down your ears or cause pain.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
We're not weighed down by anything here.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for weigh down
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weigh down
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Beyond the stars, Ino Toshiro — Japan’s State Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry — got down to business in his speech at the opening ceremony, including the revelation that Japan will be the country of honor at next year’s Cannes Market.—
Mark Schilling,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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Surrounded by lilies and white drapes, Mancuso got down on one knee.—
Daysia Tolentino,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Oct. 2025
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The rule change, which took effect last fall, came just as San Diego was already re-evaluating Phase Two of Pure Water, because conservation has depressed local water demand and construction costs have soared.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Some thoughts gave courage to keep going while others depressed me.—
Bill Shaber,
Outdoor Life,
22 Oct. 2025
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But the weight of those expectations has the ability to crush the shoulders of the fighter who’s burdened with them.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Millions remain far from liberated from economic pressure, and few of us feel burdened by an excess of free time.—
Arianna Huffington,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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To have Jones trailing in a poll that looks relatively good for his ticket mates, though, should trouble his campaign.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Though he was initially troubled to find his image being used on Sora 2, the implementation of new guardrails around consent seem to have assuaged his concerns.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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More broadly, the NBA has expressed concern about prop bets, while other sports leagues have worried about the potential for manipulation.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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After Trump spoke to Lurie, local leaders and advocates worried that Trump would shift his attention from San Francisco, which at one point hosted more billionaires than any other city, to less powerful and more diverse enclaves like Oakland and Alameda.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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In another film with a less happy outcome, the woman who claims to be the amnesiac’s wife is an impostor who ends up torturing him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Oct. 2025
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Khaled was briefly transferred to Ofer Prison, where Adnan al-Bursh, an orthopedic surgeon who once led Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital, had died in 2024, after being tortured.—
Mosab Abu Toha,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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Our systems were built to oppress people of color.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
19 Oct. 2025
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The men are seen as misogynistic, and the women are oppressed.—
Deena ElGenaidi,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Weigh down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weigh%20down. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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