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verb

Definition of bore (down on)next
past tense 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 tense of bear down on
as in highlighted
to indicate the importance of by centering attention on Our manager bore down on the need to meet upcoming deadlines.

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  1. pressed
  2. shoved
  3. compressed
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  • Ars pressed Parsons on how committed SpaceX really was to NASA’s lunar activities.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2026
  • That request has not yet passed, and Democrats have pressed Hegseth for a more detailed accounting of the war's cost.
    — Senior Editor, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of pressed
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  • Brady Tkachuk quickly spun to face Ullmark and shoved the puck under the goalie’s pads for his seventh goal of the season.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
  • These are coaches who are being shoved into the mayhem, even as a method of survival.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of shoved
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  • One solution exploits a mismatch between the way PHP measures compressed files and decoded files.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Recent internal spending data shows that this divide has compressed significantly since July.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of compressed
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