lean on
verb
leaned on; leaning on; leans on
: to apply pressure to
They were leaning on the governor to pass the law.
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As the graph below shows, City are leaning on Haaland much more than in his first three seasons.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
After the gang successfully takes down Godolkin by embracing supe differences and leaning on their collective power, Polarity ultimately makes the choice to stay behind, charging himself with taking care of the rest of the school’s young supes.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Surrounded by both sides of their family, the couple leaned on their support system — but fear lingered.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
One name the Yankees could lean on at some point is Clarke Schmidt.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
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Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
After the gang successfully takes down Godolkin by embracing supe differences and leaning on their collective power, Polarity ultimately makes the choice to stay behind, charging himself with taking care of the rest of the school’s young supes.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Surrounded by both sides of their family, the couple leaned on their support system — but fear lingered.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
One name the Yankees could lean on at some point is Clarke Schmidt.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Lean on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lean%20on. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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