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
An ideal duffel is roomy enough to carry your essentials, but still lightweight enough that you won't be weighed down when trying to catch your connecting flight or carry it onto a train.
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Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2024
With modern rigs weighed down by high-performance components, two Pinkbike editors square off about whether the industry has taken things too far
Mike Kazimer
Published: Sep 24, 2024 Updated: Sep 26, 2024
Snow Sports
Kimmy Fasani Has Always Been Fearless.
—Dario Digiulio, Outside Online, 26 Sep. 2024
But this solution has limitations: The arm physically weighs down the chair and steals power from its motor.
—Dana MacKenzie, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
The garments are often structurally intricate, heavy with layers of expensive beading, tulle and lace, and, of course, weighed down by unmeasurable heaps of emotion and societal expectations.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
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Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2024
With modern rigs weighed down by high-performance components, two Pinkbike editors square off about whether the industry has taken things too far
Mike Kazimer
Published: Sep 24, 2024 Updated: Sep 26, 2024
Snow Sports
Kimmy Fasani Has Always Been Fearless.
—Dario Digiulio, Outside Online, 26 Sep. 2024
But this solution has limitations: The arm physically weighs down the chair and steals power from its motor.
—Dana MacKenzie, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
The garments are often structurally intricate, heavy with layers of expensive beading, tulle and lace, and, of course, weighed down by unmeasurable heaps of emotion and societal expectations.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weigh down
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Reservations were live, and Garcia and his team got down to the work of feeding and dazzling diners, honoring Kent, and figuring out their own place in New York City restaurants.Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
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After the football players got down from the stands and returned to the field, the two women could be seen laughing and cheering.Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
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In our view, a 10 percent global tariff would act like a consumption tax that subtracts from growth and could depress business spending in the short term.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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Domestic production rose by $2.3 billion by 2021, but the tariffs depressed output by $3.5 billion at U.S. makers of things like tools, auto parts and machinery, the ITC found.Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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The report said the fees disproportionately burden lower-income households, which tend to make smaller, more frequent electronic deposits into their children’s accounts.Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Trump believes regulations unnecessarily burden companies, especially small- and medium-sized businesses.Rohit Arora, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Despite being troubled by severe health issues in recent years that restricted him to performing in a wheelchair, Paul continued to entertain his fans around the world, racking up well over 100 shows since 2023.Variety, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024
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In a statement shared with PEOPLE, Spring Independent School District's superintendent, Lupita Hinojosa, said she was troubled by the accounts but indicated they were limited in scope.David Chiu, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
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Travelers who are used to sailing the warm Caribbean waters might feel hesitant to sail in the region’s colder aid, worried about seasickness or simply unsure about the destinations themselves.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Many also worry that U.S. disengagement could lead other countries to backpedal on existing climate pledges or scale back future ambitions.Reuters, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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They are beaten, they are tortured, they are raped, they are shot, hanged, and starved.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Alas, there isn’t enough facial hair in the world to hide the fact at hand: This Mad Lib of a movie amounts to an extremely self-serious remix of the same old tropes that Neeson has already tortured to death.David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2024
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No one state should be allowed to dominate the process, nor should the big states be allowed to oppress the small.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Yet, victimhood narrative advocates do just that, framing us as perpetual outsiders, oppressed by America.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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