bear (down on) 1 of 2

bear down on

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bear (down on)
Verb
  • And backup goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili has been pressed into action while Alisson Becker recovers from a hamstring injury.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • But the piece de resistance is a small button on the face of the guitar that, when pressed, activates a chip on a soundboard that elicits the distinctive roar of Godzilla.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Other visitors have reported hearing coughing from the TB cabins, or being shoved even though no one was near.
    Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
  • That’s when one volunteer from Compañeros was shoved by an ICE agent, Orozco-Perez said.
    Katie Langford, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The compact vacuum even blows up air mattresses and compresses vacuum storage bags.
    Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Even when compressed up to 20 times, the accuracy is still about 60%.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Oct. 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 30 Oct. 2025.

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