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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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phrase

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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bearing (down on)
  1. pressing
  2. shoving
  3. compressing
Verb
  • The tags stay with the garments through the cleaning and pressing process, which can take several weeks.
    — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • On film preservation, a pressing issue across Asia, Homma says the work of archives and collecting institutions has never been more critical if more films are not to be lost or left unrestored.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of pressing
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  • But hiding appliances isn’t quite as simple as shoving them into a cabinet and calling it a day.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Houston's Tari Eason was ejected with about three minutes left in the first quarter after receiving a flagrant foul 2 for shoving Washington to the court.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of shoving
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  • Laser fusion follows another route, compressing and heating a tiny fuel pellet so reactions occur before the fuel disperses.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Glaciers could re-form if carbon pollution declines substantially and temperatures drop enough to enable snowfall to build year-round, eventually compressing again into glacial ice, but that may take several hundred years, Menounos added.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of compressing
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