weigh on
phrasal verb
weighed on; weighing on; weighs on
: to make (someone or something) sad, depressed, or worried
The bad news is really weighing on me.
I can tell that something is weighing on his mind.
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The fact that Grant’s decisions carried a lot of weight and had the potential to hurt others was something that weighed on him throughout.
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Grocery store prices are a major pain point that weighed on voters this past election.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 2 Feb. 2025
If tariffs drive up consumer prices, spending may decline, potentially slowing economic growth and weighing on the stock market.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Her words were designed to weigh on Democrats who might be considering voting for Mr. Kennedy, setting up one more test of the family’s fading political power.
—Adam Nagourney, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2025
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Grocery store prices are a major pain point that weighed on voters this past election.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 2 Feb. 2025
If tariffs drive up consumer prices, spending may decline, potentially slowing economic growth and weighing on the stock market.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Her words were designed to weigh on Democrats who might be considering voting for Mr. Kennedy, setting up one more test of the family’s fading political power.
—Adam Nagourney, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Weigh on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weigh%20on. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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