as in shoves
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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bears down on
2 of 2phrase
as in highlights
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 bears (down on)
Verb
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Our boy runs up, shoves the other player, and gets the ball.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026 -
Near the end of the penultimate episode, Cashman confronts Blake about Urich, shoves him to the ground in a scuffle and shoots him dead.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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Today’s newsletter highlights Buddy Carter presses to suspend Georgia primaries for redistricting.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
6 May 2026
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Misprints are records with typographical or other visual errors, while mispressings occur when the factory presses the wrong music onto the record, says Coates.—
Nina Derwin,
Martha Stewart,
30 Apr. 2026
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The rings arise because the metal softens as the can compresses, then stiffens, then compresses and stiffens again, repeating the pattern until the compression is complete—akin to something called homoclinic snaking.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2026
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Ackerly explains what happens when AI compresses all of that.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Bears (down on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bears%20%28down%20on%29. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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