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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Another tweak came in how KC pressed Utah’s passing out of the back line.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
14 Mar. 2026 -
But Parma pressed the self destruct button early in the second half.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Mar. 2026
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The assailant, who never said a word, came up behind the younger victim and shoved him to the tracks before quickly doing the same to the older man.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2026
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The employee attempted to retreat down the hallway, where Dominguez Gavilan allegedly shoved him into a glass display case, the summary said.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
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It also gets compressed, which squeezes the air and puts even more pressure on it, which heats it up.—
Zoe Mintz,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Years of work compressed into one headline.—
Brendan Keegan,
Rolling Stone,
11 Mar. 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 17 Mar. 2026.
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