Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lean (on or against)
Verb
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Mulligan invites Thompson — after her Misty used magic to compel the dragon to dance as a distraction — to roll for the dragon’s power to resist it.—
Eric Francisco,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2025 -
If the court finds that Musk is the child's father, St. Clair can then compel him to pay child support.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Tracking the Trump administration’s rollback of climate and environmental policies can seem like being forced through a wormhole back in time.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2025
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The episode opened right where the last one left off — Britney was forced to decide Danielle’s fate at the roundtable after Danielle and Ivar tied in votes at the penultimate banishment ceremony.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
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But Grimes muscled his way inside and Yabusele nailed his fifth 3 of the game to give Philadelphia a two-possession lead.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
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The problem is that any successful non-native species will attempt to muscle out a native species that already fills the same niche.—
Alan Clemons,
Outdoor Life,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Lean (on or against).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lean%20%28on%20or%20against%29. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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