weighing (on or upon)

present participle of weigh (on or upon)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weighing (on or upon)
Verb
  • The most pressing matter had to do with the health of starting quarterback Bryce Young, who exited the game in the third quarter with an ankle injury and didn’t return thereafter.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Isak was one of five Liverpool players tasked with occupying defenders across the opposition back five, while Ryan Gravenberch — constantly looking to receive the ball between United’s pressing centre-forwards, turning, and driving into midfield — was the main supplier.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That was Wilson, the genial leather-breeches maker, shoving a soldier to his knees.
    Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The divorce filing describes Hill shoving Vaccaro and throwing her computer in the presence of their daughter and Vaccaro’s mother.
    Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Multiverse’s core business is compressing open-source LLMs with such extreme shrinkage that most of its versions can run on CPUs, or central processing units, of the kind used in smartphones and regular computers, rather than GPUs, or graphics processing units.
    Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
  • This set is crafted out of a durable ripstop nylon material that’s squishy and flexible and works great at compressing even bulkier clothing like sweaters and jeans.
    Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
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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 22 Oct. 2025.

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