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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bear (down)
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Trump Still Faces Consequences For 2020 Election Fraud Claims Trump was indicted twice for his attempts to overturn the 2020 election results, including by allegedly pressuring state officials and lawmakers to reject the results based on his fraud allegations.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025 -
Though Iran had agreed to convert it to produce only low-grade plutonium, that process was never completed in what Israel said was a tactic to pressure the West.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
20 June 2025
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Additionally, gross margins are projected to compress by 4 to 5 percentage points due to aggressive inventory clearance strategies.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Although Winters captures Sophie’s despair, her character gets compressed into a plot point and her arc produces a jarring shift in mood.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2025
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“Bear (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bear%20%28down%29. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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