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as in to oppress
to make sad
the thought of once again failing the bar exam depressed me
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as in to throw
to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally
construction workers depressed the roadbed in order to make way for an overpass
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as in to reduce
to diminish the price or value of
the glut of wheat on the market has depressed that commodity for most of the past year
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as in to press
to push steadily against with some force
depressed the lever to start the machine
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Recent Examples of depress
In Redfin's 2025 prediction report, analysts say the higher occurrence of natural disasters in these states could start depressing home prices, particularly in coastal Florida and hurricane-prone parts of Texas.
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Smith’s mother grew up in gloomy circumstances, depressed by death and illness.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
The contempt of the working man and catering to the most fortunate among us will only continue to depress turnout and membership for the Democratic party in the long run.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Ostrowski said home building has been depressed for a long time.
—Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 15 Dec. 2024
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Smith’s mother grew up in gloomy circumstances, depressed by death and illness.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
The contempt of the working man and catering to the most fortunate among us will only continue to depress turnout and membership for the Democratic party in the long run.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Ostrowski said home building has been depressed for a long time.
—Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 15 Dec. 2024
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The organization championed self-determination and economic independence for Black people at a time when Jim Crow laws oppressed African Americans and colonization subjugated Africans on their own continent.Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024
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President Joe Biden recently announced the establishment of a new national monument acknowledging the history of the residential school system, which oppressed thousands of Indigenous children and their families during the course of more than 150 years.Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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In 2015, Rhymes was arrested in 2015 on an assault charge after throwing a protein drink at a gym employee.Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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An accompanying video also claimed that the new planet would be throwing all sorts of asteroids and comets at Earth, which would supposedly end up pummeling our planet.Ailsa Harvey, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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Tailor For Expense Reduction Messaging When crafting your capabilities statement, customize it to showcase how your business can help agencies reduce costs: • Use metrics to quantify savings from previous contracts.Col. Rafael Marrero, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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And the disaster has exposed holes in the region's preparations to reduce the chances of fires getting so unmanageable and to keep communities safer.Lauren Sommer, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
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However, the interview didn’t go well, as Trump walked off when pressed about losing the 2020 election.Alex Ritman, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
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When Arnall pressed, Koskinen got halfway up the mast before stopping and retreating back down to the deck.David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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Several board members said they were saddened that they were left with no option other than to censure one of their own members.Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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The Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader who fled his homeland in 1959 after it was taken over by China, said he was deeply saddened.Joe Cash and Gopal Sharma, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
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The agency said traffic entering the congestion pricing zone — Manhattan south of 60th Street — and on nearby highways had dropped 7.5 percent compared with an estimate of an average workday in January before congestion pricing began last week.James Barron, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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Over the weekend, aircraft had been dropping water and fire retardant on steep hills as crews raced to get ahead of the strengthening winds and prevent the Palisade Fire from turning inland toward Brentwood.Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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Biden made a huge error in trying to shove these regulations down the throats of Americans.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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After Ford wanted to leave the house with their son, the complaint says Ford threatened to beat her, then shoved her into a wall and hit her in the face.Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 8 Jan. 2025
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His speech also calls for expanding a low-income fare program that is now available only to Metra riders as a way to offset the fare hikes for riders who might be burdened by them.Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
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The issue of fire department spending, boring and burdened with specifics in normal times, is now a critical issue in Los Angeles following the massive destruction caused by a wildfire in Pacific Palisades, which continues to burn.David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Depress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depress. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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