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
But with the cost of fuel and materials already weighing down their businesses, some view it as a worthwhile risk.
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Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
That’s due largely to the sharp decline in Tesla shares, weighed down by Musk’s controversial work in the government, increasing competition and now, the threat of tariffs.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said in his annual letter that Trump’s tariffs will likely boost prices on both domestic and imported goods, weighing down a U.S. economy that had already been slowing.
—Chloe Taylor,jenni Reid, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
The Lower Middle Market’s Key Advantage Unlike larger corporations weighed down by bureaucracy, middle market companies have the unique ability to pivot quickly and adapt to changing market conditions.
—Patrick Galleher, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
That’s due largely to the sharp decline in Tesla shares, weighed down by Musk’s controversial work in the government, increasing competition and now, the threat of tariffs.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said in his annual letter that Trump’s tariffs will likely boost prices on both domestic and imported goods, weighing down a U.S. economy that had already been slowing.
—Chloe Taylor,jenni Reid, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
The Lower Middle Market’s Key Advantage Unlike larger corporations weighed down by bureaucracy, middle market companies have the unique ability to pivot quickly and adapt to changing market conditions.
—Patrick Galleher, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weigh down
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What exactly happens after the Sistine Chapel doors close and the highest-ranking members of church leadership get down to the business of electing the next Bishop of Rome?—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
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After clinching the victory alongside his teammates, Juda got down on one knee at the school's Crisler Center in Ann Arbor and asked Guggino — a fellow gymnast — to marry him.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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More than 1 in 8 people ages 12 and up in the US have been depressed in recent years, according to data published Wednesday by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2025
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In basic economics, a surplus of labor supply can depress wages.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
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Compliance, for one, poses a significant hurdle, specifically for healthcare organizations already burdened by tight margins and complex operational terrains.—
Chris Bowen,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The justices raised several examples to discern the point at which the right to free exercise of religion would be burdened.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Kelley added that she was not troubled by Fellers and Foote’s opinions on trans athletes but was concerned about protecting an individual student from being the sole subject of a protest.—
Brooke Migdon,
The Hill,
15 Apr. 2025
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The report said he was troubled by the way the bond market was acting.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2025
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According to Breen’s brother-in-law, Corey Feist, many people worried that any move to take care of their mental health could affect their jobs.—
Christina Ray Stanton,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2025
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Moran worries that Alvarado, a diabetic breast cancer survivor who suffers from high blood pressure and needs to eat and drink frequently, will have poor access to her medication in detention — or after deportation.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
26 Apr. 2025
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The Court's ruling requires DHS to provide basic procedural protections so that persons are not secretly removed to a country where they may be persecuted or tortured.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Michael Sang Correa was charged with torturing five men believed to be opponents of Yahya Jammeh following an unsuccessful plot to remove him from power in 2006.—
Colleen Slevin,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2025
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According to the theologian Gustavo Gutiérrez, a contributor to the development of Latin American liberation theology, God does not remain neutral when people are oppressed, so neither should human leaders.—
Annmarie Caño,
The Conversation,
3 Apr. 2025
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Lopakhin and Varya are pushed together throughout the play, but poor Varya, also born working class, will never be able to break through the part of Lopakhin that still idolizes the very nobility that oppressed his family for generations.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Weigh down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weigh%20down. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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