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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bear (down)
Verb
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Russia’s attacks over the weekend killed more than two dozen people, including children, as Ukraine urged Western allies to continue pressuring Moscow to end the war.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
27 May 2025 -
Feng added that Lin's parents were allegedly pressuring him to marry a woman and didn't know that Lin was gay and in a romantic relationship with him.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
25 May 2025
Verb
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The interstellar medium in our Milky Way galaxy is magnetic, can be compressed, and is turbulent.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
19 May 2025
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So much fresh spinach done for you, cooked down and compressed for you.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 May 2025
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“Bear (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bear%20%28down%29. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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