as in to bear (down on)
to push steadily against with some force
the bulky backpack weighed upon my back uncomfortably
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Once everyone can press a button and draft a go-to-market strategy that puts McKinsey’s million-dollar-version to shame, what matters is who has the best idea other humans find worth investing in.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
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This time, Tkachuk came through on the power play much quicker as Florida pressed an advantage with Carolina’s Jaccob Slavin lost his stick.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
19 May 2025
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Technicals were assessed to Hunter and to Indiana’s Myles Turner, who shoved Hunter after Hunter pushed Mathurin to the ground.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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Ripley shoved Giulia into a diving Roxanne, opening the door for Rhea to hit a Riptide on Giulia for the win.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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The interstellar medium in our Milky Way galaxy is magnetic, can be compressed, and is turbulent.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
19 May 2025
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So much fresh spinach done for you, cooked down and compressed for you.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 May 2025
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“Weigh (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weigh%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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