bear (down)

verb

Definition of bear (down)next
as in to weigh (upon)

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  1. pressure
  2. compress
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  • Instead, his address was intended to pressure Senate Republicans into passing the SAVE Act, a federal election reform bill.
    — Editorial, Boston Herald, 27 July 2026
  • Delta's shares have risen 45% over the past year despite the rise in oil prices currently pressuring airline margins.
    — Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 26 July 2026
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  • Coordinated inquiry across pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and asset managers was especially important in compressing the learning curve.
    — Martin Whittaker, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Testing later revealed that the mass was caused by a staph infection that had settled in her spine and compressed her thoracic spinal cord at the T4-T5 level, leaving her paralyzed from the chest down.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
Definition of compress
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“Bear (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bear%20%28down%29. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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