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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

The game began with the floodlights on, leaden skies overhead and the expectation that rain was inevitable, so it was something of a surprise when Sri Lanka opted to bat first.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2024

In that void, Alfonso Manas, a researcher from the University of Granada, sees a fallen fighter, struck down by the leaden women above her.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2024

The sun was fighting through the leaden clouds.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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