as in weighed (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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bore down on
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as in highlighted
to indicate the importance of by centering attention on
Our manager bore down on the need to meet upcoming deadlines.
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Questions remain During several committee hearings on the legislation, sponsors didn’t have specific, concrete answers when some colleagues pressed them for details.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026 -
But vanishingly few have the equipment and technical know-how for traditional letterpress printing, in which individual letters on wood or metal ‘type’ blocks are arranged into words, inked up and physically pressed onto paper.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
21 Feb. 2026
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The buildings were shoved into receivership after the prior owner, an entity affiliated with Partner Group and Swift Realty Partners, became delinquent on a loan for the site.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Crinon kind of shoved Wilson back, engaged with him, and Wilson did not need more of an invitation.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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Years of overzealous inversions had compressed his vertebrae, damaging his nerves so severely that risky, major surgery appeared to be the only solution.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2026
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Theoretically, the plasmas collide in the fusion chamber and are compressed by magnets around the machine.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Bore (down on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bore%20%28down%20on%29. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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