as in loading
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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Recent Examples of weighting
But weighting the draft odds is a delicate business — and one the Bulls remain committed to approaching with a clumsy commitment to competitiveness.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
The exponential moving average smooths price trends while weighting recent data more heavily than older prices.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
And once on the list, companies are subject to quarterly re-weighting to reflect their relative significance.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Construction on the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge began in 2022 with a test involving 96 trucks, weighting around 3,300 tons combined, having been successfully completed on August 25.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Notably, even after weighting the results to better reflect the city’s demographics, respondents were 53% non-Hispanic white, while the city on the whole is just 37% white.
—Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 July 2025
Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
The exponential moving average smooths price trends while weighting recent data more heavily than older prices.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
And once on the list, companies are subject to quarterly re-weighting to reflect their relative significance.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Construction on the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge began in 2022 with a test involving 96 trucks, weighting around 3,300 tons combined, having been successfully completed on August 25.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Notably, even after weighting the results to better reflect the city’s demographics, respondents were 53% non-Hispanic white, while the city on the whole is just 37% white.
—Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weighting
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Earlier, officers were seen loading several people into a vehicle along the same stretch of street.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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On Wednesday, a jury in California determined that Meta and YouTube were responsible for loading their social media platforms with addictive features that harmed the mental health of a minor.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2026
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And in South Florida groups have stepped in to support migrants navigating complicated immigration processes, from deportation to self-deportation, often filling gaps left by government systems.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Generic Lamps Standard table lamps have started to feel more like placeholders than design decisions, filling space, but not really contributing to it.—
Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Weighting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weighting. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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