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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bear (down)
Verb
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Washington has pressured Mexico to crack down on Chinese imports over allegations that goods are being rerouted to the US, thus sidestepping American levies placed on Beijing.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
26 Sep. 2025 -
Since returning to work, the union has taken other actions in an effort to pressure Canada Post back to the bargaining table.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Today's market compresses product life cycles down to quarters rather than years.—
Matthew Ross,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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In Pina and Martínez Lobato’s typical fleet fashion, the show compresses into its first six minutes the many extraordinary events of 22-year-old Max Varela’s (Pau Simón) life.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Bear (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bear%20%28down%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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