bear (down on) 1 of 2

bear down on

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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bear (down on)
Verb
  • Democrats on Monday pressed the Trump administration for details about the cuts.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 July 2025
  • The soundtrack from the 2005 film Pride & Prejudice makes its debut on Top Album Sales thanks to a 20th anniversary vinyl pressing across multiple variants.
    Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 7 July 2025
Verb
  • Over a century and a half after he was fooled and shoved into an airlock in the season-two finale, Day is not absolutely done with everything.
    Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 11 July 2025
  • The order, issued July 10, follows evidence of over 35 incidents in which reporters were allegedly shoved, tear-gassed, shot with rubber bullets, or arrested while documenting protests in downtown Los Angeles throughout June.
    Amanda Castro Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • In theory, this could help spotlight Alto Adige’s remarkable vineyard diversity - granite slopes, volcanic porphyry, glacial moraines - all compressed into just under 6,000 hectares of fragmented vineyards, layered across extreme altitudes.
    Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
  • Burnout is a potential trade-off If your workload is heavy, compressing it into fewer days can backfire.
    Julia Sullivan, USA Today, 27 June 2025
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“Bear (down on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bear%20%28down%20on%29. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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