weigh (on or upon)

verb

Definition of weigh (on or upon)next
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weigh (on or upon)
  1. press
  2. shove
  3. compress
Verb
  • Rather than pivot away from the high-pressing, front-foot football of Howe, Wilson tasked those involved in the identification of head coaches to double down upon those principles.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The nightmare imagery was the result of Linton’s decision to press her gas pedal to the floor and reach speeds of 131 mph, prosecutors allege, plowing into the intersection of Slauson and La Brea avenues.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of press
Verb
  • There’s a magic to her game that can’t be shoved into a rigid structure.
    — Eden Laase, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • To promote the new club, Good Good shared an advertisement in which co-founder Garrett Clark shoved a female member of the brand to the ground.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of shove
Verb
  • Anything that compresses those two changes cash flow far more than another domestic instant-payment scheme.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • This glacier is thousands of years old, our driver explains, formed from layer after layer of snow compressing into ice.
    — Uma Raja, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of compress
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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 10 Sep. 2026.

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