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
Big Tech drags down markets Major U.S. indexes slumped on Thursday, weighed down heavily by losses in Big Tech shares.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
Europe’s Stoxx 600 fell 0.57%, weighed down by auto stocks, which dropped 1.7% on news of the tariffs.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
But if your hair feels weighed down, product buildup or heavy conditioners might be the culprit.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 27 Nov. 2024
PCMark’s storage test also showed how Acer has opted for a capable SSD, which played into its success in the general PCMark 10 test, as weaker drives can weigh down the results.
—PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
Europe’s Stoxx 600 fell 0.57%, weighed down by auto stocks, which dropped 1.7% on news of the tariffs.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
But if your hair feels weighed down, product buildup or heavy conditioners might be the culprit.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 27 Nov. 2024
PCMark’s storage test also showed how Acer has opted for a capable SSD, which played into its success in the general PCMark 10 test, as weaker drives can weigh down the results.
—PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
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And in 2018, Chance got down on one knee at a backyard Fourth of July party.Luke Chinman, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Many fans wonder if Kelce plans to get down on one knee in the near future.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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This reality can be depressing for Blanchard, who is preparing for possible protesters at a book-signing event in New Orleans later this month.Timothy Bella, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024
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Thuringia’s emerging industries were depressed after World War I, and the parties of the ruling Weimar Republic were constantly fighting among themselves.Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Dec. 2024
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These costs can burden families, impacting economic stability.Kevin Ali, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Many patients, advocacy groups and experts say the industry and U.S. health-care system are flawed or broken entirely, often burdening Americans who simply need care with exorbitant costs and daunting hurdles.Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
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My contacts on Capitol Hill tell me that many Senate Republicans are troubled by the Social Security Fairness Act.Andrew Biggs, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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On one level Trump is troubled by the reality that Putin, not Elon Musk or himself, is the wealthiest man in the world.Peter Bart, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2024
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But, by 1985, Herr was worrying about the strain on his body.Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Let Bvlgari Do The Decorating At Bvlgari London, those who book the Bvlgari Suite for Christmas need not worry about bringing any festive décor.Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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As the Assads lived a life of luxury, their regime locked up, tortured and killed thousands of its citizens.Richard Engel, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Throughout the decades of the Assads’ rule, resistance of any kind was brutally quashed, and offenders were detained and tortured in a network of dozens of facilities across the country.Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
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These celebrities are not standing up for people that are being oppressed.Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Sep. 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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“Weigh down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weigh%20down. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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