as in bore (down on)
to push steadily against with some force
the bulky backpack weighed upon my back uncomfortably
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The next day at the summit, while everyone else sported their Team USA gear properly tucked and pressed, Liu showed up in something straight out of Jennifer Beal’s wardrobe in Flashdance.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
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Surging prices for food and fuel over the previous year had battered Japanese households already pressed by stagnant wages and low pensions.—
Jeff Kingston,
Time,
15 Feb. 2026
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The buildings were shoved into receivership after the prior owner, an entity affiliated with Partner Group and Swift Realty Partners, became delinquent on a loan for the site.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Crinon kind of shoved Wilson back, engaged with him, and Wilson did not need more of an invitation.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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Years of overzealous inversions had compressed his vertebrae, damaging his nerves so severely that risky, major surgery appeared to be the only solution.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2026
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Theoretically, the plasmas collide in the fusion chamber and are compressed by magnets around the machine.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Weighed (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weighed%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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