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as in concave
curved inward
the depressed sections of the highway under the overpasses constantly get flooded during heavy rainstorms
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2
as in unhappy
feeling unhappiness
I was depressed and didn't feel much like going to the party, but felt better afterwards
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as in deprived
kept from having the necessities of life or a healthful environment
a depressed class of people whose living conditions have not improved significantly despite targeted social programs
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as in troubled
to make sad
the thought of once again failing the bar exam depressed me
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as in lowered
to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally
construction workers depressed the roadbed in order to make way for an overpass
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as in reduced
to diminish the price or value of
the glut of wheat on the market has depressed that commodity for most of the past year
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as in pressed
to push steadily against with some force
depressed the lever to start the machine
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Recent Examples of depressed
Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
According to Gallagher, Ross woke up on Christmas extremely depressed, drank half a bottle of whiskey and messaged Iris Ross about being hurt.
—Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Her research has shown that lynchings depressed the rate of patent applications by Black Americans, which could have otherwise contributed to innovation and economic growth.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Nearly half of them reported feeling down, depressed or hopeless and experiencing sleep disturbances.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
According to Gallagher, Ross woke up on Christmas extremely depressed, drank half a bottle of whiskey and messaged Iris Ross about being hurt.
—Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
Rather than feeling triumphant at how believable ELIZA was, Weizenbaum was depressed by how gullible people seemed to be.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Her research has shown that lynchings depressed the rate of patent applications by Black Americans, which could have otherwise contributed to innovation and economic growth.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
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In particular, the concave deck feels a lot like a skateboard and allows for better board feel and control—enabling Payne to do actual kick-flips on the wave.—
Rob Reed,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The bell and diaphragm devices have a wide, flat side for high frequencies and a smaller, concave side for low frequencies.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Kybella can be used as an alternative to surgery for patients who are unhappy with fat under their chin, also known as submental fullness, and have not seen improvement with diet and exercise, according to the manufacturers.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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Folks felt exposed or excluded or some unhappy combination of both.—
Andrew Pasquier,
Them.,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Children living in deprived settlements had to travel further to reach a playground, and those playgrounds tended to be smaller than those in less deprived areas.—
Laurie Winkless,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Their comeback may help regenerate deprived economic regions like Italy's Abruzzo.—
Ruth Sherlock,
NPR,
9 July 2025
Verb
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Of course young New York voters are troubled by the unaffordability of the city.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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Fixing Broken Economics BNPL as a business has always been troubled.—
Christer Holloman,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Fed last week lowered borrowing costs for the first time since December to prevent the labor market from deteriorating, according to Chair Jerome Powell in a post-meeting news conference.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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Those credits, which are scheduled to expire at the end of 2025, lowered the cost of health insurance premiums for many people who bought plans through the state marketplace.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
21 Sep. 2025
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Passenger travel time between Paris, Europe’s second-largest metropolitan area, and Milan, Europe’s third-largest metropolitan area, will be reduced to 4½ hours from 6½-7½ hours.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Nearly half the agency's staff has been reduced, including hundreds of FSA employees.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As manager John Schneider addressed his team, the players pressed closer.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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Manrai pressed Play and took a seat.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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What's more, unlike the DeathAdder V4 Pro, which feels almost hollow in your hand, the Mouse-A feels like its weight is concentrated at the center.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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Most Americans know his name, his primacy among blues legends, and the singular identity of his beloved hollow-body Gibson guitar named Lucille.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Depressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depressed. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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