rest on/upon
phrasal verb
rested on/upon; resting on/upon; rests on/upon
1
: to depend or rely on (someone or something)
All our hopes rested on one man.
2
: to stop moving and look at (someone or something)
His eyes/gaze rested on the letter.
3
: to be based on (something)
His theory rested upon two important pieces of evidence.
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According to a field report that Hartsel submitted to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, the crown of the avalanche was nearly 1,000 feet long, and the slide swept down the steep runs and came to rest on flatter terrain.
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Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 6 Dec. 2024
Remove from the oven and let rest on a wire rack for 5 to 10 minutes before slicing.
—Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 5 Dec. 2024
When atrocities become commonplace, when dominant narratives circulate unchecked and unopposed, too often the burden of collective memory comes to rest on individual witnesses—people who, Sand-Catcher suggests, might have something to lose in the telling.
—Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Firefighters told OnScene.TV that a white Cadillac SUV rolled over multiple times before coming to rest on its roof 1,000 feet below the road.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 6 Dec. 2024
Remove from the oven and let rest on a wire rack for 5 to 10 minutes before slicing.
—Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 5 Dec. 2024
When atrocities become commonplace, when dominant narratives circulate unchecked and unopposed, too often the burden of collective memory comes to rest on individual witnesses—people who, Sand-Catcher suggests, might have something to lose in the telling.
—Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Firefighters told OnScene.TV that a white Cadillac SUV rolled over multiple times before coming to rest on its roof 1,000 feet below the road.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Rest on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rest%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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