BEARING (DOWN ON) Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of bearing (down on)

present participle of bear (down on)

as in weighing (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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present participle of bear down on

as in highlighting

to indicate the importance of by centering attention on Our manager bore down on the need to meet upcoming deadlines.

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As tensions rise with the Sacramento County Office of Education, Sacramento City Unified is pressing ahead with a new fiscal sustainability plan aimed at avoiding insolvency and preserving local control.

— Chaewon Chung July 30, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Meanwhile, the five county commissioners are trying to appease union and voter concerns that the funding would take away from more critical and pressing county services.

— Esfandiar Baraheni, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of pressing

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The idea here is that so many consumers are buying digital already, shoving those last players over is inevitable, so Sony may as well do it now.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Instead, some of its players turned the postgame handshakes into a brawl, with Argentine midfielder Leandro Paredes drawing a red card for grabbing Spain’s Eric Garcia by the throat and shoving him to the turf.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of shoving

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Compressing the timeline entails compressing the exploration that is so foundational to the college experience.

— Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
When force is applied, the pillar tilts toward the point of contact, compressing the corresponding chamber and pushing fluid through soft tubes to actuators.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026

Definition of compressing

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