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leaden

[led-n] / ˈlɛd n /


ADJECTIVE
heavy
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST




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Perhaps an exhibition could explore Jewish artists wrestling with their traditions, but here these objects land like leaden agitprop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

But her touch is so heavy that it becomes leaden, almost crushing.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2025

All this after Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to field under a leaden sky.

From BBC • May 22, 2025

But Eggers abandons this tack and steers back toward leaden homage.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2024

It is the singer’s incredibly moving exuberance that makes one realize how leaden the time must have been while she was gone.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin




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