as in bears (down on)
to push steadily against with some force
the bulky backpack weighed upon my back uncomfortably
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Around the summer solstice the alligator mother shoves vegetation from her wetland habitat into a pile to create a nest.—
Elizabeth Preston,
Scientific American,
16 Dec. 2025 -
When Arthur tries to stop the stranger who has invaded his home from rifling through his drawers, Frank shoves the frail man to the ground.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2025
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Long-standing geological evidence from Antarctica and elsewhere around the world shows that as ice melts and flows off the land, the land itself rises because the ice no longer presses it down.—
Keiji Horikawa,
The Conversation,
22 Dec. 2025
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But as any reader knows, the life ruining is the point, and Red Rising is a book that Abughazaleh presses into a lot of people’s hands.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
19 Dec. 2025
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This vapor layer unexpectedly acts as a cushion, ensuring the shockwave compresses the water symmetrically.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Jan. 2026
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This high pressure compresses the air in the atmosphere and leads to very warm temperatures for this time of year.—
Troy Bridges,
CBS News,
23 Dec. 2025
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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 15 Jan. 2026.
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