as in loaded
to place a weight or burden on
weighted the car with a ton of furniture and then headed off for college
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That projection is based on the player’s performance in each metric over the last three seasons (five for goalies), weighted for recency where more recent seasons carry more significance and regressed to the mean.
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Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
On the latter, the original design of the Xi Gundam was heavily weighted towards Moriki Yasuhiro’s unique design in the first movie, but by the end of this film, Kazumi Fujita’s influence is definitely felt a lot more.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The Academy first established an award for best Americana album in 2010, at a time when that genre was weighted more heavily toward traditional country acts.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2026
In the overall scoring model, this dimension contributes 60% of the final score, with indicators within the dimension weighted according to the KPI framework defined in the accompanying scoring model.
—Time Staff, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
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Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
On the latter, the original design of the Xi Gundam was heavily weighted towards Moriki Yasuhiro’s unique design in the first movie, but by the end of this film, Kazumi Fujita’s influence is definitely felt a lot more.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The Academy first established an award for best Americana album in 2010, at a time when that genre was weighted more heavily toward traditional country acts.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2026
In the overall scoring model, this dimension contributes 60% of the final score, with indicators within the dimension weighted according to the KPI framework defined in the accompanying scoring model.
—Time Staff, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
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Every weekend, cars loaded up with groceries and goodies at Jacksonville's Sam’s Club and Costco stores zip out of the parking lot and down the street.—
Alexandria Mansfield,
Florida Times-Union,
8 Feb. 2026
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Johnson told the outlet that firefighters and Amazon workers worked together to clean up before the drone was loaded into a truck.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
7 Feb. 2026
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The northern town is filled with cool air, pine trees and skiing.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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The image that usually beckons of a vintage store is one that is fusty, cramped and dimly lit, filled with garments organized without design or backstory.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Weighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weighted. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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