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as in saddens
to make sad
the thought of once again failing the bar exam depressed me
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as in lowers
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 reduces
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 presses
to push steadily against with some force
depressed the lever to start the machine
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Recent Examples of depresses
Nevertheless, something might occur at work that depresses you.
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Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
10 June 2026
The risk is that China inspires its trading partners to resort to a protectionism that depresses prosperity for everyone.
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Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
Whichever one depresses you less.
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Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
Modified in this way, the gun will continue firing as long as the shooter depresses the trigger and the gun has ammunition.
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Simon Akam,
Vanity Fair,
2 Apr. 2026
Screenwriter Mehdi Mahmoudian, who was released from Evin just 11 days before the air assault began, told NPR the bombing depresses him.
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Karl Vick,
Time,
13 Mar. 2026
Usually a warm El Nino spikes temperatures and its cool La Nina flip side depresses temperatures.
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Dallas Morning News,
14 Jan. 2026
Their style of pitching — relentlessly pound the strike zone — works well in a ballpark where the thick air depresses doubles and triples.
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Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
As Aerohart explains of its own device, the user simply puts the tinder – char cloth seems to be the most recommended – inside the cavity at the tip of the removable piston rod, reinstalls the piston back into the cylinder, then firmly and rapidly depresses it.
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New Atlas,
6 Oct. 2025
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
10 June 2026
The risk is that China inspires its trading partners to resort to a protectionism that depresses prosperity for everyone.
—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
Whichever one depresses you less.
—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
Modified in this way, the gun will continue firing as long as the shooter depresses the trigger and the gun has ammunition.
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Simon Akam,
Vanity Fair,
2 Apr. 2026
Screenwriter Mehdi Mahmoudian, who was released from Evin just 11 days before the air assault began, told NPR the bombing depresses him.
—
Karl Vick,
Time,
13 Mar. 2026
Usually a warm El Nino spikes temperatures and its cool La Nina flip side depresses temperatures.
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Dallas Morning News,
14 Jan. 2026
Their style of pitching — relentlessly pound the strike zone — works well in a ballpark where the thick air depresses doubles and triples.
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Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
As Aerohart explains of its own device, the user simply puts the tinder – char cloth seems to be the most recommended – inside the cavity at the tip of the removable piston rod, reinstalls the piston back into the cylinder, then firmly and rapidly depresses it.
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New Atlas,
6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depresses
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However, that really saddens me now.
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Being stuck in the middle is what saddens the Others.
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This includes soluble fiber, which increases healthy gut bacteria and lowers cholesterol and blood sugar levels, and insoluble fiber, which improves bowel health, says Howman.
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That lowers the chance of landing on a fake claim page built to steal your information.
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Good posture helps prevent aches in the back, neck and shoulders, reduces joint wear and lowers the risk of sports injuries, according to Cleveland Clinic.
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Skipping the stove and oven also reduces indoor heat, so lean on cold sandwiches, salads and no-cook meals during the worst hours.
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The device is programed to know the road's speed limit and prevents the vehicle from driving any faster than it, no matter how hard the driver presses the gas pedal.
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What happens when someone presses the emergency button?
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It is governed by a brutal regime that oppresses its people and is an enemy to the United States.
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His policies have been instrumental in dismantling the criminal enterprise that oppresses the Venezuelan people.
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Brennan, though, throws the first wrench into the works by instead trying to establish his credibility.
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To the community whose history has been scrubbed from public view even as the nation throws itself a party in the name of freedom?
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In the video, the officers appear to shout at the man walking near multiple vehicles before a group shoves the man toward the sidewalk.
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In a split second, Lou (Malcolm May) shoves the would-be shooter, whose gun accidentally goes off, but the bullets go in a different direction.
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The asymmetry—Anthropic penalized while OpenAI was not—is what troubles him most.
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But what really troubles him is something larger.
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“Depresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depresses. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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