as in bearing (down on)
to push steadily against with some force
the bulky backpack weighed upon my back uncomfortably
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America has been pressing the Gulf country to dismantle those networks.—
Azhar Sukri,
CNBC,
13 June 2026 -
Fahd, cradling his bloodied baby, pressing his hand to Sam’s head in a futile attempt to staunch the bleeding.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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He was accused of hitting a man in the back of the head with a metal pipe inside the victim’s girlfriend’s home, then shoving the victim up against the wall and pushing the pipe up against his neck.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2026
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In the video, the first driver can be seen shoving the second vehicle's door closed as the driver attempts to get out of their vehicle.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Quantum computing is compressing the half-life of the cryptographic standards the financial system runs on.—
Jacob D. Frankel,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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But Cape Verde simply did not wilt in a solid, switched-on 4-5-1 defensive shape, compressing space between the lines and defending heroically in their own penalty area to keep the European Champions at bay, and committing only one foul in the process — the fewest ever recorded in a World Cup game.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
16 June 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 20 Jun. 2026.
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