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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaned (on or against)
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If you’re compelled to give you bird a quick rinse, be sure to wash your sink and surfaces with warm, soapy water and follow with a sanitizing solution, Castellow said.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Nov. 2025 -
In the process, farmers are compelled to adopt the more expensive organic practices, but keep selling at conventional prices, all while unable as yet to label themselves organic.—
Kelly Damewood,
Fortune,
25 Nov. 2025
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As Kate Niederhoffer and Jeffrey Hancock note in Harvard Business Review, forced AI adoption amid layoffs breeds resistance, anxiety, and plummeting morale.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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California also allows ballots, if postmarked by election day, to be accepted up to a week after polls close — though that policy may soon be forced to change depending how the Supreme Court rules on a case challenging ballots arriving after election day.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 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 Jun. 2026.
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