as in bears (down on)
to push steadily against with some force
the bulky backpack weighed upon my back uncomfortably
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Frances shoves June at Boy Carteret.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
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Season 2 springboards on Fisk’s strongarm rule and his mandate to clean up the streets of rebels via his brutish Anti-Vigilante Task Force, which rounds up people – echoing recent INS maneuvers – and shoves them into deplorable conditions and cages.—
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Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Mahajan presses firmly into the inner lives and cerebral crevices of terror victims, witnesses and perpetrators.—
Sibani Ram,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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Chief Justice Nels Peterson presses a Clayton prosecutor about citing cases that don’t exist.—
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AJC.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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The back line compresses space, the midfield disrupts passing lanes and Ferree has commanded his box with composure beyond his years.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Most have a double-zipper system, with one zipper to close the cube and a second zipper that compresses it to a fraction of its full size.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Weighs (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weighs%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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