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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bore (down on)
Verb
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There are real linen sheets on the bed, always pressed to perfection.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025 -
During the attack, Yates repeatedly pressed the cell’s emergency call button and begged deputies over the intercom to intervene.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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After an incident two weeks ago in San Jose, an 88-year-old jewelry shop owner is recovering after she was shoved to the ground as thieves raided her store in a similar smash-and-grab robbery caught on camera.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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His ability to bounce back after getting shoved into car trunks and having his neck used as an ashtray lends the show’s violence a cartoonish quality.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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Entire project cycles could be compressed into a fraction of the time.—
John Akkara,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Stock indexes released to new highs and Treasury yields compressed toward five-month lows as investors took the uptick in weekly jobless claims as permission to look through 3%-ish inflation and price in multiple Fed rate hikes.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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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 30 Sep. 2025.
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