weight (down)

verb

Definition of weight (down)next
as in to bog (down)

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  1. subject
  2. weigh down
  3. hamper
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  • Though Black residents of British colonies in the Caribbean were typically governed by slave codes designed to subjugate them and support white supremacy, the British Army refused to subject the man to these harsh measures.
    Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Another person named through crowdsourcing turned out to be a missing college student who had died by suicide prior to the bombings, and the finger-pointing subjected his grieving family to threats.
    Emma Bowman, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
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  • Concealers that give coverage without weighing down the skin, blushes perfectly suited to my undertones, lip shades for every occasion.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • As the anemic number reflects, businesses were weighed down by Hurricanes Milton and Helene as well as labor disputes such as the Boeing machinists strike.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of weigh down
Verb
  • The search, which started the same day, was hampered by poor weather, officials reported.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, research detailed in the MIT Sloan Management Review reveals that RTO mandates can cause a short-term lag in productivity and hamper hopes for a financial win.
    Jim DeLoach, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of hamper
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“Weight (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weight%20%28down%29. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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