WEIGHED (ON OR UPON) Synonyms: 32 Similar Words

weighed (on or upon)

verb

past tense of weigh (on or upon)

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 only men were the mayor, the three members of town council, the priest from the Catholic church, Father Michael, and the reverend from the Baptist church, as well as a man with a balding head and a full moustache, his suit pressed and clean.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
But Iowa later pulled out of the project after electing a Republican governor, while Illinois pressed ahead.

— Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

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A week after the big score, Chetal's parents were driving in Danbury, Connecticut, when several masked men cut them off, forced them out of their new car, beat Chetal's father with a baseball bat, shoved the couple into a van and bound their hands.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
A week after the big score, Chetal’s parents were driving in Danbury, Connecticut, when several masked men cut them off, forced them out of their new car, beat Chetal’s father with a baseball bat, shoved the couple into a van and bound their hands.

— Michael Kunzelman, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026

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Tech compressed the distance between me and my sources, but phones had done that almost a century ago, with a better quality and consistency.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Fintech revenue multiples have compressed hard from the 2021 peak, and the companies earning a premium today are the ones clearing the rule of 40.

— Serhii Zakharov, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

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