weigh (upon)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weigh (upon)
pressure
Verb
  • Leaders are being pressured to move faster, and do more with less, at the same time.
    Feon Ang, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
  • These dealings reportedly happened at the same time Giuliani, Parnas and Fruman were trying to pressure the Ukrainian government to investigate Joe Biden, then a presidential candidate.
    Deena Sabry, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Weigh (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weigh%20%28upon%29. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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