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verb

Definition of bore (down on)next
past tense of bear (down on)
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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past tense of bear down on
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to indicate the importance of by centering attention on Our manager bore down on the need to meet upcoming deadlines.

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  1. pressed
  2. shoved
  3. compressed
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  • In this process, explosive crystals are mixed with a polymer binder to form small granules, known as prills, which are then pressed into dense parts.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
  • When foreign governments are pressed to support the CCP’s right to oversee the Dalai Lama’s reincarnation, the true objective is rarely about religion.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026
Definition of pressed
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  • Disorder broke out when large groups of people pushed and shoved their way through lines of fans waiting to get in and charged through security checkpoints and entrances, a law enforcement source told ABC New York station WABC.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 13 July 2026
  • Many runners appeared unaware when bulls were breathing down their necks and, instead of trying to gore them, just shoved them out of the way.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of shoved
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  • There, a holiday somewhere hot and indistinct, the only clear memory compressed into the feeling of rough grains of sand studding her feet.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
  • That said, my voice sounds slightly distant, echoey, and compressed.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026
Definition of compressed
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