WEIGH (ON OR UPON) Synonyms: 32 Similar Words

weigh (on or upon)

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Definition of weigh (on or upon)

as in to bear (down on)

to push steadily against with some force the bulky backpack weighed upon my back uncomfortably

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Stubb is pressing European and NATO leaders to continue robust support for Ukraine.

— John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
The PCMark 10 Storage test doesn’t heavily press the CPU, but the SSD is pushed to its limit during this test.

— Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of press

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McMillan was aware of his big game in the moment on Sunday, and even shouted out Smith on the sideline, shoving his face in a camera and letting out some playful bravado like Smith once did.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of shove

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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

Definition of compress

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