lean on
Example Sentences
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America has the dollar to lean on—but probably not forever.
The show has long leaned on California’s reputation as a climate leader to launch the latest in electric technology.
From Los Angeles Times
That meant leaning on higher discounts on items that weren’t hit as hard by tariffs, like T-shirts, or items that were already in the U.S., she said.
From MarketWatch
But the settlement was also precedent-setting: DOJ paid up and is now required to train federal prosecutors to know it is an actionable offense to lean on investigators from other agencies.
Near the end of life, Munger leaned on humor for strength.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.