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
Natural gas prices plunged nearly 71%, weighed down by mild weather in Europe.
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Frank Holmes, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
In order to tame the static electricity, moisture is needed to weigh down the hair and diminish the charge, which is why Ellis suggests grabbing a leave-in cream, hairspray, or dry shampoo.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 28 Dec. 2024
Stimulus boost China has been striving to boost economic growth and has taken several measures towards this end, as a real estate slump and uncertainty about future income has continued to weigh down consumer spending and business confidence, adding to deflation concerns.
—Anniek Bao,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
Key Background Created in 2007, the PSLF was weighed down for years with criticism about delays in relief and issues with completing the program’s application.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Frank Holmes, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
In order to tame the static electricity, moisture is needed to weigh down the hair and diminish the charge, which is why Ellis suggests grabbing a leave-in cream, hairspray, or dry shampoo.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 28 Dec. 2024
Stimulus boost China has been striving to boost economic growth and has taken several measures towards this end, as a real estate slump and uncertainty about future income has continued to weigh down consumer spending and business confidence, adding to deflation concerns.
—Anniek Bao,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
Key Background Created in 2007, the PSLF was weighed down for years with criticism about delays in relief and issues with completing the program’s application.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weigh down
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Not to mention, getting down on your hands and knees to yank weeds out of the ground can be painful, and even more so for those dealing with chronic pain and conditions like arthritis.—
Brittney Morgan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Feb. 2025
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The Eagles tied the game, however, the Chiefs had enough time to get down the field before kicker Harrison Butker booted a 27-yard field goal with eight seconds left.—
Lucia Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2025
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Those on Medicaid were also less likely to be depressed or get hit with big medical bills.—
Ryan Levi,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2025
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They had been held back by former Mayor Sanders’ invalidated initiative that had seriously hampered the recruitment and retention of city employees by depressing wages and making San Diego uncompetitive.—
Chris Brewster,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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Not every exhibitor is AMC or Cinemark, but the bill as written doesn’t differentiate; burdening smaller theaters with rules of this sort would likely drive your already high admission prices even higher.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2025
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Some consumers have also complained that bulk billing arrangements can burden them with a single, subpar internet service that costs more.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
27 Jan. 2025
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Mason and his colleagues were troubled by some of their findings.—
Dhruv Khullar,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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The Richmond Housing Authority was designated as troubled by the Department of Housing and Urban Development about a decade ago and given a checklist of areas in need of improvement, which included the authority’s finances, Curl said.—
Sierra Lopez,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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While some are left to worry about Bennu's low probability of impact, the IBS researchers used advanced climate models and the supercomputer Aleph to figure out what would happen after.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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News outlets whose owners worry about lawsuits or government harassment rein in their investigative teams and their most aggressive reporters.—
STEVEN LEVITSKY,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Feb. 2025
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Investigation:Slain transgender man Sam Nordquist was tortured for weeks, police say; 5 people arrested What was the motive behind the attack?—
Julia Gomez,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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For a month and a half, the men were tortured and abused.—
Lauren Green,
Fox News,
16 Feb. 2025
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In this sense, the Mormon leader purports to advance both the formal law of the land on Utah Territory and more elemental notions of justice — even while simultaneously playing the role of both oppressor and oppressed.—
Michael M. Rosen,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Feb. 2025
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Many members of the sect contend that they, too, were oppressed under the dictatorship, just like other Syrians.—
Raja Abdulrahim,
New York Times,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Weigh down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weigh%20down. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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