as in to depress
to make sad
the arrival of winter always saddens me
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Recent Examples of sadden
Commenters on the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy’s post were saddened over Koala’s death, with some hopeful commenters saying research on the animal will contribute to knowledge about sharks around the cape.
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Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
Marty, the girls, and I are saddened to learn of the loss of two lives in Wheeler County this evening.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2024
We are saddened to share that our friend and beloved member of The HISTORY Channel and American Pickers family, Frank Fritz, has passed away on September 30, 2024.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
We are deeply saddened by the news of Dikembe Mutombo’s passing.
—Joe Nguyen, The Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2024
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Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
Marty, the girls, and I are saddened to learn of the loss of two lives in Wheeler County this evening.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2024
We are saddened to share that our friend and beloved member of The HISTORY Channel and American Pickers family, Frank Fritz, has passed away on September 30, 2024.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
We are deeply saddened by the news of Dikembe Mutombo’s passing.
—Joe Nguyen, The Denver Post, 30 Sep. 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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Uribe, who signed the EPA petition, worries that his property’s value could be affected if a Superfund site is declared, or even that his property could be taken through eminent domain.Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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To those who struggled with it, don’t worry — there’s always next year.Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 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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Banning the default search deals that Google now pays more than $26 billion annually to maintain was one of the main practices that troubled Mehta in his ruling.Michael Liedtke, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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The stepmom explains that Jake and Susan's relationship was troubled throughout the pregnancy with Jenna, and the couple ultimately separated, divorcing before their daughter turned 2.Angela Andaloro, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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But Paddington in Peru is burdened with the unenviable task of following up two near-perfect predecessors, Paddington (2014) and Paddington 2 (2017).Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
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Nearly 4 in 10 middle-class renter households are burdened by costs, an NBC News analysis of Census Bureau data found.Jasmine Cui, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Sadden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sadden. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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