BEAR (WITH) Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

bear (with)

verb

Definition of bear (with)

as in to stand

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Verb

Police said a standing reward of up to $50,000 was offered to anyone with information leading to the driver's identification, arrest and conviction through Los Angeles' Administrative Code Hit-and-Run Reward Program Trust Fund.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Hemphill recommends leaving these standing through winter, to provide shelter for birds and beneficial insects.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of stand

Verb

Voters who are feeling flush may be willing to tolerate a degree of self-dealing from politicians that becomes insupportable when grocery bills are high.

— Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026
Most of the new towers remain concrete structures, but they’re now typically clad in glass, metal or masonry, and the frame — while expressed — is generally whipped up into a more interesting confection than Mies would have tolerated.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of tolerate

Verb

Reaves, who played almost an entire game on what turned into a Grade 2 oblique strain suffered last April against Oklahoma City, had missed the Lakers’ previous game against the Atlanta Hawks because of illness.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
Keach had previously suffered a heart attack onstage in Chicago in June 2017.

— MARK KENNEDY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of suffer

Verb

Into this eclectic circle comes Leland, an Alabama man who wears his particular brand of Christianity on his sleeve and has endured more than his fair share of tragedy.

— Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2026
The ability to give each food brand a distinctive identity, while maintaining brand integrity, goes back to the company’s culture of caring — and an enduring entrepreneurial spirit.

— S. Sorrina Beecher, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of endure

Verb

Conservatives traditionally espouse free markets and denounce excessive government meddling in the private sector.

— Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026
Today, however, Republicans espouse a Goldilocks principle of government, says Bennett Sandlin, the head of the Texas Municipal League, an advocacy group.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of espouse

Verb

But in terms of the veteran filmmaker not embracing advanced technology, that ship has sailed.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
As indie pop became glossier and more fleshed out in the 1990s, few bands embraced its minimal, melancholy origins like the Cat’s Miaow.

— David Glickman, Pitchfork, 11 Nov. 2026

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