saddens

verb

present tense third-person singular of sadden
as in depresses
to make sad the arrival of winter always saddens me

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Recent Examples of saddens Being stuck in the middle is what saddens the Others. — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025 However, that really saddens me now. — Abigail Wise, Outside, 3 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saddens
  1. depresses
  2. troubles
  3. oppresses
  4. bothers
  5. worries
Verb
  • Nevertheless, something might occur at work that depresses you.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 10 June 2026
  • The risk is that China inspires its trading partners to resort to a protectionism that depresses prosperity for everyone.
    — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
Definition of depresses
Verb
  • The asymmetry—Anthropic penalized while OpenAI was not—is what troubles him most.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 June 2026
  • But what really troubles him is something larger.
    — Clay Chandler, semafor.com, 19 June 2026
Definition of troubles
Verb
  • It is governed by a brutal regime that oppresses its people and is an enemy to the United States.
    — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
  • His policies have been instrumental in dismantling the criminal enterprise that oppresses the Venezuelan people.
    — Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Definition of oppresses
Verb
  • What bothers me is the foot-dragging, the spinning in circles, the slow degradation of these characters into annoying stereotypes.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • What bothers me is the implication of a Labubu National Team full of these things.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of bothers
Verb
  • As neighborhoods have grown closer, Gordon worries not only about the animals’ safety, but also about the rescue’s long-term stability.
    — Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
  • Humans Still Need To Connect The Dots One thing that worries me is how quickly people assume AI understands consequences.
    — David Van Ronk, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of worries

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