as in bearing (down on)
to push steadily against with some force
the bulky backpack weighed upon my back uncomfortably
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Avoid pressing too hard, as excessive pressure can push debris into the glass.—
Jacob Little,
Space.com,
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Ferruzzi and his team then did biomechanical testing, including pressing tiny probes into the tissue to measure its resistance to pressure and examining how the samples responded to compression.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
13 Mar. 2026
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Police released images Tuesday of a man wanted for shoving a good Samaritan onto the tracks at a Manhattan subway station.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2026
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There are no official figures because shoving attacks are not counted separately in Japan’s crime statistics.—
Harriet Marsden,
TheWeek,
16 Mar. 2026
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The software includes editing tools for inserting text, annotating, merging, splitting, compressing, and watermarking PDFs.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
11 Mar. 2026
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Compression packing cubes usually end up slightly domed in the center after compressing them.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Weighing (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weighing%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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