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
Now, nearing the end of her life, she is weighed down by guilt and sorrow, confronting the consequences of her past.
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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
On a cold December day, Kevin Alexander Carlson walked the streets of downtown Chico, weighed down by discontent.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slid 3%, weighed down by a separate issue affecting Nvidia, which was already down more than 9%.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2025
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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
On a cold December day, Kevin Alexander Carlson walked the streets of downtown Chico, weighed down by discontent.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slid 3%, weighed down by a separate issue affecting Nvidia, which was already down more than 9%.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 3 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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If a recession follows, job losses and lower incomes could further depress spending and payment volumes.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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The problem: Fluidity depresses the price-to-earnings multiple that investors are willing to pay for stocks.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
7 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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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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That’s more than the average user would use, so don't worry about about hitting your allowances.—
StackCommerce Team (Sponsored),
PC Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
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Reyes Barrios, who marched in protests against the Maduro regime in February and March 2024, had been tortured by government officials.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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Maybe the two of them are held prisoner down there for a while, being tortured by Milchick (or whomever is brought in to replace him after two separate catastrophes have happened under his watch).—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
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 6 Apr. 2025.
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