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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bearing down on
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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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Alexander Schmitt of Lightspeed pointed to European labs taking categories outright from Europe, ElevenLabs in voice and Legora pressing Harvey in legal.
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Canada is watching Australia’s experience closely and pressing ahead anyway.
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Before the parade, a small group of people were crushed against a barrier near Fulton Street, a key subway hub, pinned between a swelling crowd and a group of police officers shoving the barrier.
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The attacker wanted for shoving a 63-year-old MTA commuter onto the tracks at a Queens subway stop has been arrested, police said Friday.
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Commercial loan onboarding is in beta with City National, compressing a process that used to require months of manual document review into something agents can handle end-to-end.
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The technology stores energy by compressing carbon dioxide using electricity from the grid and later expanding the gas through a turbine to generate power when needed.
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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 26 Jun. 2026.
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