Thesaurus results for WEIGHS (UPON)

weighs (upon)

verb

present tense third-person singular of weigh (upon)

as in bears (down)

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pressures

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Fundamentally, this problem stems from science’s publish-or-perish culture, which pressures academics to constantly publish papers in prestigious journals to secure funding and advance their careers.

— Benjamin Skuse, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Oct. 2026
The majority of his night was spent scrambling from a Seahawks defense that pressures the quarterback at the third-highest rate in the league.

— Sam McDowell October 25, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026

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