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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depress.

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Examples

  • And according to actual political analysts, rain depresses Democratic turnout far more than Republican turnout.

    Who's Carl This Time? 2010

  • I'll admit, Bones is one of my favorite shows, and it really kind of depresses me that it's being used like this.

    Special Episode of Bones To Be Heavy With Avatar Product Placement | /Film 2009

  • Mothers 'Day just kind of depresses me since my mom died unexpectedly several years ago.

    Kerry Trueman: Got Mom? 2008

  • MERRITT: But when you're here and you see construction and you see trailers and you see school zones, but they're not on because the school is not open anymore, that's kind of depresses you and you want to get out of that.

    CNN Transcript Feb 17, 2007 2007

  • MERRITT: But when you're here and you see construction and you see trailers and you see school zones, but they're not on because the school is not open anymore, that kind of depresses you and you want to get out of that.

    CNN Transcript Feb 17, 2007 2007

  • They also spend a lot of time talking about Tom Petty's role as Lucky, which kind of depresses me because I still think that's the biggest mis-step the show took in recent years.

    KotH Protest Too Much Jaime J. Weinman 2007

  • They also spend a lot of time talking about Tom Petty's role as Lucky, which kind of depresses me because I still think that's the biggest mis-step the show took in recent years.

    Archive 2007-09-01 Jaime J. Weinman 2007

  • MERRITT: But when you're here and you see construction and you see trailers and you see school zones but they're not on because the schools are not open anymore, that kind of depresses you.

    CNN Transcript Feb 17, 2007 2007

  • MERRITT: But when you're here and you see construction and you see trailers and you see school zones but they're not on because the schools are not open anymore, that kind of depresses you.

    CNN Transcript Feb 17, 2007 2007

  • MERRITT: But when you're here and you see construction and you see trailers and you see school zones but they're not on because the schools are not open anymore, that kind of depresses you.

    CNN Transcript Feb 17, 2007 2007

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  • Stop them!

    November 18, 2009