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lean on
verb as in bank on
verb as in browbeat
verb as in bully
verb as in castigate
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verb as in chastise
verb as in coerce
verb as in count on
verb as in count on/count upon
verb as in cow
verb as in depend
verb as in dissuade
verb as in drive
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verb as in enforce
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verb as in exact
verb as in hurt
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verb as in intimidate
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verb as in maul
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verb as in menace
verb as in press
verb as in pressure
verb as in push
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verb as in raid
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verb as in rebuke
verb as in rely on
verb as in squeeze
verb as in trust
Example Sentences
“As we emerge from this challenge, we will remain rooted in faith, leaning on one another, and serving our Malibu community together with God’s help.”
She leaned on anti-communist messaging to reach out to older voters who fled Vietnam after the fall of Saigon in 1975.
And sometimes, Motta says, scientists should step back from the fray and lean on communicators such as social media influencers to spread messages for them.
Cortes and his colleagues had never been involved with a political action committee, so they leaned on people like Khodabandeh for advice.
“While Trump views his personal relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping as an avenue for negotiation, he will likely lean on Waltz and Rubio in fashioning a more aggressive, uncompromising policy towards China.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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