WEIGH (ON OR UPON) Synonyms: 32 Similar Words

weigh (on or upon)

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Definition of weigh (on or upon)

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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Berman also pressed his advantage as a first mover, borrowing capital from large financial firms that wanted to get into the market.

— Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026
Apple is cautiously introducing these features, but time is pressing to deliver a comprehensive AI experience.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

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Coming off the awful travel out of Chicago from July 9 into July 10, in which the Red Sox had two plane issues and arrived just a couple hours before first pitch, Gray shoved.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Even Christmas brought misery in the form of an ICE agent dressed up as Santa, who shoved away children trying to hug him, according to the detainee declarations submitted to the court.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

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Coordinated inquiry across pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and asset managers was especially important in compressing the learning curve.

— Martin Whittaker, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Testing later revealed that the mass was caused by a staph infection that had settled in her spine and compressed her thoracic spinal cord at the T4-T5 level, leaving her paralyzed from the chest down.

— Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

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