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
Hinsdale Central senior Josh Bey has never felt weighed down by expectations.
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Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
With Daredevil: Born Again, Marvel appears to be trying to resurrect the potent vibes of those early Netflix innings for an MCU/Disney+ television enterprise weighed down by an increasingly terrible batting average.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Now, nearing the end of her life, she is weighed down by guilt and sorrow, confronting the consequences of her past.
—Kevin Cassidy, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025
Sometimes a club as big as Liverpool can be weighed down by its history in difficult moments, but Klopp’s rebuilding job gave the club a momentum and belief, and more importantly a level of quality, that had been missing.
—James Nalton, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
With Daredevil: Born Again, Marvel appears to be trying to resurrect the potent vibes of those early Netflix innings for an MCU/Disney+ television enterprise weighed down by an increasingly terrible batting average.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Now, nearing the end of her life, she is weighed down by guilt and sorrow, confronting the consequences of her past.
—Kevin Cassidy, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025
Sometimes a club as big as Liverpool can be weighed down by its history in difficult moments, but Klopp’s rebuilding job gave the club a momentum and belief, and more importantly a level of quality, that had been missing.
—James Nalton, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weigh down
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In another, a photographer captured the moment Plastique's partner got down on one knee to propose in the middle of a foggy field, with rose petals under their feet.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Crow-Armstrong uncorked a 92.5-mph throw to nail a tagging-up Josh Naylor at third base that Gage Workman caught on the fly and got down the tag for the final out of the inning.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
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This threatens to significantly depress consumer purchasing and affect the entire industry.—
Kristina Partsinevelos,
CNBC,
3 Apr. 2025
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The 25% tariffs on all car, truck, and auto part imports that the president announced Wednesday evening continued to depress automakers’ stocks Friday, with Stellantis (STLA) dropping 4.1%, Ford (F) down 2%, and General Motors (GM) off 1.1%.—
Josh Fellman,
Quartz,
28 Mar. 2025
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School choice is about empowering all families — regardless of income — to select the best education for their children, and burdening schools and families with excessive red tape will only stand in the way of that goal.—
Skylar Zander,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2025
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People were burdened with high gas prices, including a record high of $5 per gallon.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
26 Mar. 2025
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But the federal effort to regulate ghost guns has been troubled by uneven enforcement, significant loopholes and court challenges.—
Annie Karni,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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More Virgil van Dijk stories Virgil van Dijk confirms ‘discussions are ongoing’ over new Liverpool contract How Virgil van Dijk added another layer to his game at Arne Slot’s Liverpool Is Alexander Isak the striker who troubles Virgil van Dijk more than any other?—
Sam Tighe,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
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Musk ‘brand tornado crisis’ hits sales Analysts continue to worry that Musk’s actions elsewhere are hurting Tesla.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
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Throughout the night, Booker read letters from constituents worried about losing access to affordable health care, emphasizing that these concerns were not abstract but deeply personal for millions of people.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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The six defendants allegedly began holding a man against his will on March 14 and proceeded to torture him at a Red Roof Inn in Maumee, Ohio, according to an arrest warrant.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Eddie quickly discovers that he was lured into the vehicle by William (Anthony Hopkins), the car's wealthy sociopathic owner who tortures criminals (and mocks them over the car's phone) after a life-changing encounter with muggers.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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First, students are primed through exposure to narratives that depict a binary world of oppressors and oppressed.—
Kevin Waldman,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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Remember Mandela, who rose from the ashes of prison to become the president of South Africa, a country that had oppressed him and his people for decades.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Weigh down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weigh%20down. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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