borne (down on) 1 of 2

verb

variants also born (down on)
Definition of borne (down on)next
past participle 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 participle of bear down on
as in emphasized
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. compressed
  2. pressed
  3. shoved
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  • Brands face a compounding storm of carrier peak surcharges, compressed delivery windows, and intense warehouse capacity constraints.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, the team fed the moment-by-moment activity of 332 brain regions into CEBRA, a machine-learning tool that compressed the data down to its essential structure while preserving the order of events.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of compressed
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  • Ossoff last year also pressed Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin for canceling public health and environmental grants.
    — Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The final complainant says Brand demanded a massage and pressed his face into her groin during the recording of an advertisement in 2009.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of pressed
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  • During the scuffle, a loud smack is heard as the officer who shoved her appears to punch her in the face.
    — Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Early in the Minnesota Vikings’ 15-10 victory over the Miami Dolphins, Vikings linebacker Eric Wilson appeared to be shoved into Hill, who was knocked to the ground.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
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