WEIGHING (ON OR UPON) Synonyms: 32 Similar Words

weighing (on or upon)

verb

present participle of weigh (on or upon)

as in bearing (down on)

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

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The tags stay with the garments through the cleaning and pressing process, which can take several weeks.

— Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
On film preservation, a pressing issue across Asia, Homma says the work of archives and collecting institutions has never been more critical if more films are not to be lost or left unrestored.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of pressing

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But hiding appliances isn’t quite as simple as shoving them into a cabinet and calling it a day.

— Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2026
Houston's Tari Eason was ejected with about three minutes left in the first quarter after receiving a flagrant foul 2 for shoving Washington to the court.

— CBS News, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of shoving

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Needless to say, there’s a lot going on in Butler’s busy, occasionally dizzying script, though compressing the approximately 550-page source material was surely no easy task.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
The rapid earnings growth also has the effect of compressing multiples.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of compressing

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