Thesaurus results for WEIGH (UPON)

weigh (upon)

verb

Definition of weigh (upon)

as in to bear (down)

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pressure

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Last year, Carr pressured the Walt Disney Company to cancel Jimmy Kimmel’s show after the comic joked about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
Gabriella paid off most of his entourage to leave him and the band alone and is now basically his own private Joe Jackson, pressuring him to record nonstop.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 6 July 2026

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