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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weigh (upon)
pressure
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The Broncos have pressured Mahomes more than any team over the last three years.—
Sam McDowell
Updated May 19,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026 -
There is a narrative here in Israel that the way to punish the Palestinians, or to pressure Hamas, is by taking more and more territory.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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“Weigh (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weigh%20%28upon%29. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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