as in bore (down on)
to push steadily against with some force
the bulky backpack weighed upon my back uncomfortably
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Video footage from the area showed multiple large explosions in Gaza City on Tuesday as the IDF pressed its offensive.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
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This can result when your heel is high off the ground and your big toe is pressed flat into the ground or turf, hence the name of the injury.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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One person shared on Reddit that a groom shoved a forkful of wedding cake into his bride's face, causing her to get injured, and the pair divorced months later.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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Lamar Jackson apologized to the Bills fan that Lamar shoved in retaliation to the fan shoving him and DeAndre Hopkins in the head.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Stock indexes released to new highs and Treasury yields compressed toward five-month lows as investors took the uptick in weekly jobless claims as permission to look through 3%-ish inflation and price in multiple Fed rate hikes.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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According to Spotify, Bluetooth currently doesn’t provide enough bandwidth to transmit lossless audio, so the signal has to be compressed before being sent.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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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 16 Sep. 2025.
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