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as in mattering
to be of importance
evidence that will weigh heavily against the defendant
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2
as in pondering
to give serious and careful thought to
weighed the options for weeks before making a decision
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Recent Examples of weighing
Eventually a team from TPWD arrived with a tanker truck to carry the fish back to the Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens, where all the Legacy Lunkers (largemouth bass weighing 14 pounds or more) are brought to carry on the state’s selective breeding program.
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Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 29 Jan. 2026
The detector itself is a 26-meter-long, 16-meter-tall cylindrical apparatus weighing 10,000 tonnes.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
Microsoft posted a solid quarterly earnings and revenue beat , but slowing growth in its Azure cloud computing business wasn’t enough to exceed investors’ lofty expectations, weighing shares down 12% on Thursday.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
My go-to for the office is this suede, slouchy shoulder bag from Quince that has just enough room to hold my laptop and notebook without weighing me down.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2026
His testimony will be a key piece of evidence that a northern Virginia jury will be tasked with weighing this month.
—CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Federal courts were weighing a decision on a lawsuit seeking to pause the crackdown, as well as an order for the head of ICE to appear personally to address what a judge said were failures to grant due process for certain immigrants.
—Steve Karnowski, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026
Self-service lines may indeed be more prone to theft, but private stores and their insurers are perfectly capable of weighing the costs and benefits of using them.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
According to the Times, the Met is weighing the sale after delays finalizing a deal with Saudi Arabia that would see the opera company perform in the Gulf nation three weeks each winter.
—News Desk, Artforum, 22 Jan. 2026
Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 29 Jan. 2026
The detector itself is a 26-meter-long, 16-meter-tall cylindrical apparatus weighing 10,000 tonnes.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
Microsoft posted a solid quarterly earnings and revenue beat , but slowing growth in its Azure cloud computing business wasn’t enough to exceed investors’ lofty expectations, weighing shares down 12% on Thursday.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
My go-to for the office is this suede, slouchy shoulder bag from Quince that has just enough room to hold my laptop and notebook without weighing me down.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2026
His testimony will be a key piece of evidence that a northern Virginia jury will be tasked with weighing this month.
—CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Federal courts were weighing a decision on a lawsuit seeking to pause the crackdown, as well as an order for the head of ICE to appear personally to address what a judge said were failures to grant due process for certain immigrants.
—Steve Karnowski, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026
Self-service lines may indeed be more prone to theft, but private stores and their insurers are perfectly capable of weighing the costs and benefits of using them.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
According to the Times, the Met is weighing the sale after delays finalizing a deal with Saudi Arabia that would see the opera company perform in the Gulf nation three weeks each winter.
—News Desk, Artforum, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weighing
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When age stopped mattering During the bourbon boom that accelerated after 2012, demand exploded faster than distilleries could age whiskey.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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But why should that start mattering now?—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
29 Dec. 2025
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The Rams will be at home pondering what might have been.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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That was the question that Golden Rain Foundation directors asked in August while pondering ways to reduce costs and improve efficiency.—
Anita Gosch,
Oc Register,
19 Jan. 2026
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From Belichick, Graham learned to make the offense beat them with their off-hand, so to speak, meaning take away their greatest strength and force the offense to do something different.—
Dianna Russini,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Only 43% rated it as the most important factor, meaning that 57% of those Gen Zers polled cared more about other things, including pace of play, interactive features, and emotional storytelling.—
Emil Steiner,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Among critics is San José Mayor Matt Mahan, a tech-friendly Democrat who is contemplating a run for governor.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Today's developments, however, also spark a new series of questions worth contemplating.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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That’s because importing companies tend to find ways around the tariffs, or because countries negotiate enough compromises and exemptions to the tariffs to reduce the headline rate.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
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The protests began on Sunday with merchants who rely on importing electrical goods and find that very few can now afford them.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
1 Jan. 2026
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This week, legislators will begin debating several of them.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
31 Jan. 2026
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Those of us gathered in Davos were no longer debating whether AI will change the world and shape our collective futures; that is settled.—
Mark Minevich,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Cohen is counting on both of those things to be true to get the club closer to its lofty goal of competing for a league championship in its first season.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
12 Jan. 2026
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After the rapid release of three studio albums in the span of three years, not counting a flurry of EPs and live recordings, Bryan mostly took last year off to recalibrate.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
9 Jan. 2026
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Dave Parker, a spokesman for the Arkansas Department of Transportation, said interstates and highways were in pretty good shape overall considering the amount of sleet and snow.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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Retain clients who were considering leaving?—
Kwame Christian Esq,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Weighing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weighing. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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