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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaned (on or against)
Verb
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Or rather, he would be compelled to rest more.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026 -
But the pair had crashed several times on track to that point, and Mercedes had felt compelled to freeze any strategy variance to avoid favoring one or the other.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Retailers say the ban forced them to pull 30-50% of their inventory, including some of their top‑selling products.—
Briseida Holguin,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Instead, Avdija is at risk of missing out on postseason honors entirely because of a midseason back injury that cost him 16 full games, forced him to leave immediately from a 17th and continues to bug him down the stretch of the season.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Leaned (on or against).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaned%20%28on%20or%20against%29. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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