as in to depress
to make sad
the arrival of winter always saddens me
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Recent Examples of sadden
Matthew Perry's death from a ketamine overdose in 2023 shocked and saddened his loved ones, fellow actors, and fans the world over.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 24 Feb. 2025
All Marylanders should be concerned, and saddened, that with each passing day Gov. Moore proves Pascal to be correct.
—Kevin Igoe, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2025
Governor Ned Lamont said he was very saddened to hear the news in a statement on X on Tuesday morning.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2025
Extremely saddened by the passing of Gene Hackman, He will be deeply missed...
—Megan Cartwright, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 24 Feb. 2025
All Marylanders should be concerned, and saddened, that with each passing day Gov. Moore proves Pascal to be correct.
—Kevin Igoe, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2025
Governor Ned Lamont said he was very saddened to hear the news in a statement on X on Tuesday morning.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2025
Extremely saddened by the passing of Gene Hackman, He will be deeply missed...
—Megan Cartwright, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sadden
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Even so, there’s something depressing about the way Mickey 17 invites us to chuckle knowingly at these cartoon evildoers.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
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Less frequent and destructive attacks depressed Russian oil product exports by 10% last year, according to a Reuters analysis.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 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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Her work as a writer and the owner of Loudmouth Books is all about offering protection and support to the overlooked and oppressed.—
Justin L. Mack,
Axios,
27 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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Charles Leclerc qualified one spot ahead of Hamilton and finished the race eighth, but never had the pace to trouble the leaders on Sunday and spun before recovering to pass his teammate in the closing stages.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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The podcast’s protagonists dare to courageously speak out what troubles them, making confessions and opening a door to take a glimpse into their world.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
16 Mar. 2025
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More than 63 percent of renters in Little Haiti are cost burdened.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2025
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Woke teachers' unions have infected classrooms with radical gender ideology, burdened teachers and staff with DEI policies, and deliberately excluded parents from notification and informed consent concerning the most intimate details of their children's lives.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Sadden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sadden. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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