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
Samsung loses billions in the effort every year, analysts reckon, weighing down its broader business.
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Byandrew Nusca, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
But, instead of packing your heavy-duty power bank that can hold multiple charges (and weighs down your bag and needs to be charged at night), these FuelRods are a genius Disney World hack.
—Erin Cavoto, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2024
As election approaches, what does the latest jobs report tell us? 02:47
U.S. payrolls slumped sharply in October, weighed down by people not working as a result of two hurricanes and a major labor dispute.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024
The indexes were weighed down by Chinese EV stocks, which fell on news that the European Union raised tariffs on Chinese EVs.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
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Byandrew Nusca, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
But, instead of packing your heavy-duty power bank that can hold multiple charges (and weighs down your bag and needs to be charged at night), these FuelRods are a genius Disney World hack.
—Erin Cavoto, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2024
As election approaches, what does the latest jobs report tell us? 02:47
U.S. payrolls slumped sharply in October, weighed down by people not working as a result of two hurricanes and a major labor dispute.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024
The indexes were weighed down by Chinese EV stocks, which fell on news that the European Union raised tariffs on Chinese EVs.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weigh down
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Meanwhile, back in Mosser’s neighborhood, community members were working to fill in the road just enough so that her husband and son could safely get down off the mountain to be with her.Michelle Boudin, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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First, a 30-foot-high wall is a daunting obstacle, and getting down on the other side would be both difficult and dangerous.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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In 1939, Thanksgiving fell on the last day of the month, and retailers worried that a late start to the Christmas-shopping season would depress sales.Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2024
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Expectations for a deal were depressed by worries of a looming U.S. withdrawal from global climate cooperation, geopolitical turmoil, and a rise of isolationist politics that had shunted climate change off much of the world’s top priorities list.Reuters, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2024
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But Paddington in Peru is burdened with the unenviable task of following up two near-perfect predecessors, Paddington (2014) and Paddington 2 (2017).Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
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This group is burdened by relatively heavier debt loads and are more exposed to inflationary pressures.Steven Dudash, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Banning the default search deals that Google now pays more than $26 billion annually to maintain was one of the main practices that troubled Mehta in his ruling.Michael Liedtke, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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The stepmom explains that Jake and Susan's relationship was troubled throughout the pregnancy with Jenna, and the couple ultimately separated, divorcing before their daughter turned 2.Angela Andaloro, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Uribe, who signed the EPA petition, worries that his property’s value could be affected if a Superfund site is declared, or even that his property could be taken through eminent domain.Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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To those who struggled with it, don’t worry — there’s always next year.Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
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Like any good network soap, Grey’s loves to torture us with exaggerated teaser clips.Laura Bradley, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
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If the director can’t or won’t, there’s no need to torture yourself for work.R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 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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Yet, victimhood narrative advocates do just that, framing us as perpetual outsiders, oppressed by America.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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