as in to weigh (on or upon)
to push steadily against with some force
you need to bear down on that cap a bit to get it to latch tightly
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bear down on
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as in highlight
to indicate the importance of by centering attention on
Our manager bore down on the need to meet upcoming deadlines.
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Its abrasive, loud buzz is the sound of takeout arriving, dates buzzing up for the first sleepover and delivery drivers pressing a button and walking away without waiting for an answer.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026 -
To react, double-tap or long-press a message until the menu appears.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Mira and her friends began shoving Sloane toward Leo, with no success.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Police say Rickman, as seen in dashcam video, shoved his relative out of the driver's seat and onto the pavement, gunned the engine and took off.—
Paul LaRosa,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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The software supports batch processing for tasks like converting, compressing, and encrypting multiple files at once.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
30 Apr. 2026
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If entry-level roles are compressed too aggressively, firms risk weakening their own talent pipelines.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Bear (down on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bear%20%28down%20on%29. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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