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
Xi’s $18 trillion economy is being weighed down by a giant property crisis that some compare to Japan’s 1990s bad-loan debacle.
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William Pesek, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Biden’s Israel policy is also widely perceived as having weighed down Vice President Harris in her election campaign — especially in the key swing state of Michigan, which has the highest concentration of Arab Americans in the nation.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
The German economy, which is Europe’s largest, has been weighed down by high interest rates and energy costs, along with persistent political uncertainty that culminated in the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government in November.
—Melissa Eddy, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
In contrast, mainland Chinese markets were weighed down by investor pessimism.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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William Pesek, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Biden’s Israel policy is also widely perceived as having weighed down Vice President Harris in her election campaign — especially in the key swing state of Michigan, which has the highest concentration of Arab Americans in the nation.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
The German economy, which is Europe’s largest, has been weighed down by high interest rates and energy costs, along with persistent political uncertainty that culminated in the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government in November.
—Melissa Eddy, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
In contrast, mainland Chinese markets were weighed down by investor pessimism.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weigh down
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Radhika hopes to meet a romantic man who isn't afraid to be adventurous with her or get down on the dance floor.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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Two of the Big 12’s best get down to it at The Phog on Saturday evening.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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According to Dwyer, spongy moth outbreaks can even depress neighborhood house prices.—
Tribune News Service,
Hartford Courant,
23 Jan. 2025
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The fear depresses the neighborhood economy, as people work less and spend less.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Families are burdened by rising housing costs, limited health care access and shrinking educational opportunities, and by those in power who too often prioritize profits over people.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2025
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Specifically regarding lumber, though, increased tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump on Canada, a major source, might burden supply chains and raise prices, which will be absorbed by homeowners.—
Bob Woods,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2025
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In sorrow and pain and cost, Sir, porcelain troubles me most.—
Robert Pinsky,
The New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2025
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Concern over how Kennedy would lead during another pandemic Senators pressed Kennedy on his past statements about COVID-19 as a window into how an HHS under his leadership would respond to a new pandemic—a thought that troubles Burnett.—
Alice Park,
TIME,
29 Jan. 2025
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The restaurant reopened after a brief closure, but its owners worry for its future.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2025
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Some fans worried about the legality of all this, and if something like Beyond was destined to be struck down by a copyright claim.—
Jason Fanelli,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2025
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She was said to have tortured hundreds of girls and women and bathe in the blood of her victims, though the veracity of these claims have been questioned by historians.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
4 Feb. 2025
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Protests against the Assad regime spread quickly in the spring of that year after a group of children were arrested and tortured for writing anti-regime graffiti on walls in the city of Deraa.—
Eyad Kourdi,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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Assad oppressed all Syrians, destroying a beautiful country.—
Fawaz A. Gerges,
Foreign Affairs,
27 Jan. 2025
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The clergy could expect the fulfillment of prophecy, and the poor and the oppressed could look forward to absolution and better living quarters.—
Arthur Krystal,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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