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
The formula features Virtue's signature alpha keratin protein, which staves off breakage, boosts volume, and moisturizes without weighing down hair.
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Annie Blackman, Allure, 14 Feb. 2025
Joe Cardinale, now retired from the NYPD, told Fox News Digital DOGE's scrutiny of the federal budget, which includes grants for police departments through the Department of Justice, could be a welcome relief for law enforcement agencies weighed down by lawmakers' heavy oversight.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2025
The system demands that voters, already weighed down by electoral fatigue and apathy, return to the polls for runoff elections.
—Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
An aspect of déjà vu weighs down these expressions of Black resistance, trapped in the box of the camera frame.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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Annie Blackman, Allure, 14 Feb. 2025
Joe Cardinale, now retired from the NYPD, told Fox News Digital DOGE's scrutiny of the federal budget, which includes grants for police departments through the Department of Justice, could be a welcome relief for law enforcement agencies weighed down by lawmakers' heavy oversight.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2025
The system demands that voters, already weighed down by electoral fatigue and apathy, return to the polls for runoff elections.
—Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
An aspect of déjà vu weighs down these expressions of Black resistance, trapped in the box of the camera frame.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weigh down
Verb
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The two got down to business with glam before the show.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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There’s no need to get down in the dumps about this scenario of rising food prices and widespread food waste.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Feb. 2025
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In February, the Yale University Budget Lab estimated that the Canadian and Mexican tariffs could depress average U.S. incomes by $1,170 to $1,245 a year.—
Josh Boak,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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The first four were not renewed, while the last two depressed the financial market for the sport, helping to place it in this ESPN conundrum.—
Andrew Marchand,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Secretaries of Treasury and Commerce will explore budget-neutral strategies to acquire additional Bitcoin without burdening taxpayers.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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But this isn’t just a story about what burdens Langdon.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
6 Mar. 2025
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And that should trouble us all who still believe in the dwindling promise and ideals of the United States of America.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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The bigger picture is on the grandest scale imaginable — next month’s Carabao Cup final and a 56-year yearning for major silverware — and the smaller is opponents who have troubled Newcastle more than any other post-takeover.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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How to Get Around With most of Grenada's hotels and resorts clustered around areas like Grand Anse Beach and St. George's, many visitors won't need to worry about transportation for most of their trip.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Mar. 2025
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Immigrants worry about what happens next Without her, and with ongoing threats togovernment health care programs, Julia worries her clients would be left uncared for.—
Rachel Barber,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
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Caro Quintero and others then allegedly sought revenge, kidnapping Salazar and torturing him, before killing him.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Rami’s unhappy family splinters over love and politics; an opponent of both the monarchy and Saddam Hussein in the 1950s and 1960s, Rami is imprisoned and tortured, eventually escaping to gain asylum in France.—
Lisa Anderson,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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My piece is about all of the bills being passed to oppress the identities of people who don’t fit into society’s idea of men and women, let alone people outside the gender binary.—
The Learning Network,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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In this sense, the Mormon leader purports to advance both the formal law of the land on Utah Territory and more elemental notions of justice — even while simultaneously playing the role of both oppressor and oppressed.—
Michael M. Rosen,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Feb. 2025
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