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verb

Definition of bearing (down on)next
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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  1. pressing
  2. shoving
  3. compressing
Verb
  • The broader strategy connects battery recovery with a pressing infrastructure problem.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Two-thirds of that money has come from hedge fund manager Aaron Sosnick, who has been pressing city leaders on the expansion of bike lanes and bus lanes.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of pressing
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  • Protesters and police were seen shoving one another during the demonstration as officers began to set barricades, and some demonstrators threw water bottles at the officers.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • But Hill admitted to shoving his wife Keeta Vaccaro, 30, against the wall during an argument inside their Sunny Isles condo.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of shoving
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  • The rapid earnings growth also has the effect of compressing multiples.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Neither fixes a demand-capture channel when demand capture itself is what’s compressing.
    — Gaetano Romeo, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of compressing
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“Bearing (down on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bearing%20%28down%20on%29. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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