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
Big Tech drags down markets Major U.S. indexes slumped on Thursday, weighed down heavily by losses in Big Tech shares.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
Europe’s Stoxx 600 fell 0.57%, weighed down by auto stocks, which dropped 1.7% on news of the tariffs.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
But if your hair feels weighed down, product buildup or heavy conditioners might be the culprit.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 27 Nov. 2024
PCMark’s storage test also showed how Acer has opted for a capable SSD, which played into its success in the general PCMark 10 test, as weaker drives can weigh down the results.
—PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
Europe’s Stoxx 600 fell 0.57%, weighed down by auto stocks, which dropped 1.7% on news of the tariffs.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
But if your hair feels weighed down, product buildup or heavy conditioners might be the culprit.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 27 Nov. 2024
PCMark’s storage test also showed how Acer has opted for a capable SSD, which played into its success in the general PCMark 10 test, as weaker drives can weigh down the results.
—PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
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Many fans wonder if Kelce plans to get down on one knee in the near future.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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And in 2018, Chance got down on one knee at a backyard Fourth of July party.Luke Chinman, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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This reality can be depressing for Blanchard, who is preparing for possible protesters at a book-signing event in New Orleans later this month.Timothy Bella, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024
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Thuringia’s emerging industries were depressed after World War I, and the parties of the ruling Weimar Republic were constantly fighting among themselves.Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Dec. 2024
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Rising expenses and limited access means people often are delayed in getting crucial care and are burdened with financial strain and suboptimal outcomes.Steven Aquino, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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LaFave also believes splitting up employees amongst more departments can burden workers, resulting in them being pulled in different directions.Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
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The sector has grown increasingly troubled by violent incidents in recent years — though these episodes typically occur at hospitals or other medical settings.Nathan Bomey, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
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Six years ago, Pamela and Christian Wilson, troubled by the lack of affordable housing in Baltimore, told me about their dream to build small homes out of cargo containers.Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
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But, by 1985, Herr was worrying about the strain on his body.Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Let Bvlgari Do The Decorating At Bvlgari London, those who book the Bvlgari Suite for Christmas need not worry about bringing any festive décor.Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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As the Assads lived a life of luxury, their regime locked up, tortured and killed thousands of its citizens.Richard Engel, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Throughout the decades of the Assads’ rule, resistance of any kind was brutally quashed, and offenders were detained and tortured in a network of dozens of facilities across the country.Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
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These celebrities are not standing up for people that are being oppressed.Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Sep. 2024
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No one state should be allowed to dominate the process, nor should the big states be allowed to oppress the small.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Weigh down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weigh%20down. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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