as in bearing (down on)
to push steadily against with some force
the bulky backpack weighed upon my back uncomfortably
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War, economic hardship and disease were more pressing overall for the 40,000 people surveyed around the world by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) with polling firm Ipsos.—
Matthew Tostevin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025 -
Steps like clearing a workspace together or writing down all pressing tasks can make the first step ridiculously small and naturally build momentum.—
Ana Homayoun,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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In response, the footage shows, agents yanked his brother to the ground, shoving his face into wet concrete.—
Nicole Foy,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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That was Wilson, the genial leather-breeches maker, shoving a soldier to his knees.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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Within the first four minutes, there was a classic example of Dortmund compressing the pitch immediately to win the ball back, losing it, and then winning it again through Gundogan’s relentless running.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Its work focuses on compressing large language platforms, or LLMs, and creating smaller models, in the belief that most consumers and business customers can do just fine with lower-powered but thoughtfully designed AI that needs less power and fewer chips to run.—
Vivienne Walt,
Fortune,
9 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 29 Oct. 2025.
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