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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weigh (upon)
pressure
Verb
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The administration may be seeking to pressure Maduro into making concessions, but its specific objectives remain ambiguous.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
10 Oct. 2025 -
Calgary was ultra-aggressive in pressuring Hughes at the point, and interestingly, also had its weak-side winger (the one responsible for covering Filip Hronek) drift over towards the middle.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Weigh (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weigh%20%28upon%29. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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