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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaning (on or against)
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San Mateo County has yet to release spending and contract records from a misconduct investigation into Sheriff Christina Corpus, despite a court order more than three weeks ago compelling their disclosure.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025 -
In season four, Mike’s control over Kingstown is threatened as new players compete to fill the power vacuum left in the Russians’ wake, compelling him to confront the resulting gang war and stop them from swallowing the town.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
20 Aug. 2025
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Another such crisis erupted in April, when a massive outage knocked out power in Spain and Portugal, affecting payment terminals and forcing many shops to accept only cash payments.—
Olesya Dmitracova,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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Complicating their mission, the government has placed the town under military quarantine and intensified its hunt for Eleven, forcing her back into hiding.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Leaning (on or against).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaning%20%28on%20or%20against%29. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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