Thesaurus results for WEIGHS (UPON)

weighs (upon)

verb

present tense third-person singular of weigh (upon)

as in bears (down)

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pressures

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The majority of his night was spent scrambling from a Seahawks defense that pressures the quarterback at the third-highest rate in the league.

— Sam McDowell October 25, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
When Andrew Dismukes’ character repeatedly pressures his dad to try the titular dish, Gillis steps in to put an end to the interrogation.

— Anna Tingley, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

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