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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
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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  1. pressed
  2. shoved
  3. compressed
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  • But when pressed about the possibility of M&A after the separation, Comcast co-CEO Mike Cavanagh, who’s set to become NBCU’s chief executive post-spin, suggested deals could be in the offing.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 12 Nov. 2026
  • When pressed, Clark has pushed back against people using her name to promote racial agendas but has repeatedly emphasized that basketball is her job.
    — Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of pressed
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  • The torture, in part, included depriving Gabriel of food, beating him, forcing him to eat cat feces and locking him alone in a cabinet with a sock shoved inside his mouth.
    — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Fortunately, though, we’re shoved right into some drama at the top of the first episode.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of shoved
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  • Assembled through the winter and shipped south, the modular approach compressed the timeline to 22 months.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
  • One solution exploits a mismatch between the way PHP measures compressed files and decoded files.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
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