BORNE (DOWN ON) Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

borne (down on) 1 of 2

verb

variants also born (down on)

Definition of borne (down on)

past participle of bear (down on)

as in weighed (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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past participle of bear down on

as in emphasized

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

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The biggest drag on the index was independent power producers (like Constellation, NRG, and Vistra), whose earnings multiples have compressed anywhere from 2 to 8 turns from their recent peaks.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
In another, an agent apparently compressed data into a roughly 35 KB file and uploaded it through ntfy, but investigators could not recover the file to determine its contents.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

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Foreign policy emerged as another major point of contention, particularly when moderator Rick Albin repeatedly pressed el Sayed to say whether Israel or Iran posed the greater threat to the United States.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
Lopez’s mother, Allison Lyman, and other family members had pressed state lawmakers to change California’s vehicular manslaughter law to prohibit diversion in such cases.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of pressed

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During the scuffle, a loud smack is heard as the officer who shoved her appears to punch her in the face.

— Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
Early in the Minnesota Vikings’ 15-10 victory over the Miami Dolphins, Vikings linebacker Eric Wilson appeared to be shoved into Hill, who was knocked to the ground.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

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