leans (on or against)

present tense third-person singular of lean (on or against)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for leans (on or against)
Verb
  • The power of Ed and Lorraine Warren compels you — to buy a movie ticket!
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The power of Christ still compels moviegoers.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But upon Bennet’s arrival, things take a turn for the bizarre, when the wealthy tycoon builds himself a prison cell in the basement, in an apparent act of meditative penance that forces Blakey into an inversion of traditional power dynamics.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The death sets off a chain of events that forces Lilian to revisit her fractured family life and complicated bond with her ex-husband.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The suit also alleges that Fox News pressures its guests not to appear on Newsmax and has hired private investigators to target Newsmax executives in an effort to drag down the channel.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The law currently gives prosecutors too much leverage in the courtroom and pressures defendants to take a plea deal over defending themselves at trial, Preston said.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Leans (on or against).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leans%20%28on%20or%20against%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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