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
At 23 years old, Edvinsson still hasn’t hit his prime yet, and has already shown similar traits to the likes of Ryan McDonagh and Hampus Lindholm before injury weighed down his game later in the season.
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Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Air drying your un-trimmed hair might feel flat and weighed down, making some of the features in your face feel out of proportion.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 30 May 2026
The best styling products for fine hair can add major oomph and volume without weighing down your strands.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 29 May 2026
But while following up the usual drunk-and-disorderlies and petty thefts that come with his new territory, Stilwell gets a report of a body found weighed down at the bottom of the harbor.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 27 May 2026
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Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Air drying your un-trimmed hair might feel flat and weighed down, making some of the features in your face feel out of proportion.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 30 May 2026
The best styling products for fine hair can add major oomph and volume without weighing down your strands.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 29 May 2026
But while following up the usual drunk-and-disorderlies and petty thefts that come with his new territory, Stilwell gets a report of a body found weighed down at the bottom of the harbor.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weigh down
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Cynthia wants to get down to the bottom of Shamea’s erratic behavior, and the scene plays out like an angsty teen getting sent to the principal’s office.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
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In a series of photos, Heagerty could be seen getting down on one knee at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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Disruptions from war are not cured by depressing economic activity; they’re cured by dealing with the causes of those disruptions.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Bukayo Saka — England/Arsenal Saka suffers a little here from Mikel Arteta’s tactical approach depressing the final third production of all Arsenal’s attackers.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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For Koji, change can’t come soon enough — the years of fighting for justice for his father have burdened him with guilt and regret.—
Yumi Asada,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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Jolie, in Tunisia on a student visa, feels burdened by her family’s expectations.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
12 June 2026
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There’s nothing more luxurious for a guest than not having to trouble the host with a request for whatever item she’s forgotten.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
14 June 2026
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The 2010 and 2014 World Cups were troubled by cost overruns and delays in the construction of stadiums and other infrastructure and the threat of labor unrest while global outrage over human rights violations and discrimination against women and LGBTQ people hung over the last two tournaments.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Helen worried about Pip’s socialization.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The results will ease the concerns of some Democrats who worried about the possibility of a runoff between Kiley and Republican candidate Michael Stansfield, who was in second place until Friday.—
Mathew Miranda
June 9,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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Meanwhile, Harris welcomed her endorsement by Dick Cheney, who was not a very popular vice president but was a zealous defender of torturing Muslims.—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
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Last year, a German court sentenced a Syrian doctor to life imprisonment for torture and war crimes in his Syrian homeland on Monday for killing two people and torturing nine in Syria between 2011 and 2012.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
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To Be Whole,' which teaches that the United States was founded on 'white supremacy' and categorizes individuals as 'oppressors' and 'oppressed' based only on their skin color, not their individual decisions and actions.—
Gabriela Vidal,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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If the second section presents the diagnosis, then in the footnote to Howl Ginsberg writes a prescription, because if we’re oppressed by a dark faith then the only antidote is a different one.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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“Weigh down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weigh%20down. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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