LEANED (ON OR AGAINST) Synonyms: 20 Similar Words

leaned (on or against)

verb

past tense of lean (on or against)

as in bore (down)

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Management also gave positive forward-looking guidance, marked by a record current quarter pipeline that compelled it to raise its full-year top-line growth forecast.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
If she were truly compelled by a voice, Sprague said, Clancy would have succeeded.

— Sumiko Corley, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026

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As more cars wrecked behind the incident, NASCAR was forced to throw the caution flag — freezing the field with Preece in front.

— Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Sometimes, operators were forced to drain one pond and divert its water to save fish in another, the Hungarian Aquaculture and Fisheries Inter-branch Organization said in early August.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026

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