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verb

Definition of bear (down on)next
as in to weigh (on or upon)
to push steadily against with some force you need to bear down on that cap a bit to get it to latch tightly

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as in highlight
to indicate the importance of by centering attention on Our manager bore down on the need to meet upcoming deadlines.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bear (down on)
  1. press
  2. shove
  3. compress
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  • Israeli forces are pressing their air and ground war against Hamas, and on Wednesday, Palestinian medics said Israeli airstrikes killed at least five people in the Gaza Strip, including two infants and a woman.
    Tia Goldenberg and Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • This morning, a second and third major fire are pressing toward more suburban zones where people are now evacuating.
    Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of press
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  • Biden made a huge error in trying to shove these regulations down the throats of Americans.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
  • After Ford wanted to leave the house with their son, the complaint says Ford threatened to beat her, then shoved her into a wall and hit her in the face.
    Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of shove
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  • The new tags now collect the data daily and compress it into a 12-byte file before transmitting it back to the research team via a novel long-range network.
    Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Disassemble carefully, compressing the branches as much as possible.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of compress
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