press on
phrasal verb
pressed on; pressing on; presses on
1
: to continue moving forward in a forceful or steady way
The troops pressed on in spite of the snow.
2
: to continue to do something especially in a determined way
Now that we have answered that question, let's press on.
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Kennedy often did not answer directly when pressed on his decades of anti-vaccine activism.
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Will Stone, NPR, 30 Jan. 2025
Executives were also pressed on how NBC and Peacock are planning for the NBA rights that will come back to NBC at the start of the 2025-26 NBA season later this year.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 30 Jan. 2025
She was pressed on the conspicuously quiet marketplace at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and her release strategy for the final season of Stranger Things, but most everything had already been said.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
When pressed on how long the state would wait to see if the money would come from the federal government, Ferguson wouldn’t put a timeframe on the decision.
—Mikenzie Frost, Baltimore Sun, 25 Jan. 2025
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Will Stone, NPR, 30 Jan. 2025
Executives were also pressed on how NBC and Peacock are planning for the NBA rights that will come back to NBC at the start of the 2025-26 NBA season later this year.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 30 Jan. 2025
She was pressed on the conspicuously quiet marketplace at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and her release strategy for the final season of Stranger Things, but most everything had already been said.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
When pressed on how long the state would wait to see if the money would come from the federal government, Ferguson wouldn’t put a timeframe on the decision.
—Mikenzie Frost, Baltimore Sun, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Press on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20on. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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