press on
phrasal verb
pressed on; pressing on; presses on
1
: to continue moving forward in a forceful or steady way
The troops pressed on in spite of the snow.
2
: to continue to do something especially in a determined way
Now that we have answered that question, let's press on.
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When pressed on how inflation increasing below market expectations does not mean prices did not rise at all, the White House cited examples of where prices decreased.
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Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2025
Still, Hernandez and other JVHS players pressed on with their season and finished as co-champions of the River Valley League, earning a playoff match against Valencia.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
In February, Posobiec joined the press corps with Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent on a trip to Ukraine and was invited as press on a diplomatic trip with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to Germany.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Victor discouraged her ambitions and the couple eventually divorced, but Soare pressed on.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
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Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2025
Still, Hernandez and other JVHS players pressed on with their season and finished as co-champions of the River Valley League, earning a playoff match against Valencia.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
In February, Posobiec joined the press corps with Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent on a trip to Ukraine and was invited as press on a diplomatic trip with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to Germany.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Victor discouraged her ambitions and the couple eventually divorced, but Soare pressed on.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Press on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20on. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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