Press and Spur

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Press

Press verb - To try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action.
Usage example: pressed us to go with them to the school board meeting
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Spur is a synonym for press. In some cases you can use "Spur" instead a verb "Press".
Nearby Words: pressed, pressing, pressroom

Spur

Spur verb - To urge or push forward with or as if with a pointed object.
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Press is a synonym for spur in incite topic. Sometimes you can use "Press" instead a verb "Spur".
Nearby Words: spurn, spurt, spurred, spurring

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single single press single spur
little little press little spur
yellow yellow press yellow spur
western western press western spur

Common collocations

link press link spur link
people press people spur people
claim press claim spur claim
men press men spur men

Both words in one sentence

  • The Musical, as the town's inability to read helps spur Gutenberg to invent the printing press.
    Source: Never Learned to Read
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