bear out

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Recent Examples of bear out Wallner says this new, creative way of wearing watches was partly born out of necessity, as those seeking to buy a watch in their price range had to look outside the proverbial lock box to find those undervalued gems hardcore collectors weren’t yet seeking. Talia Abbas, Vogue, 29 Apr. 2025 But on the whole—clerics dressed in red and white and world leaders in black, the coffin borne out of the basilica in a gravid procession, the mingled sounds of tolling bells and helicopter rotors—the proceedings were very familiar. Paul Elie, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2025 Study Reveals Potential Health Risks Associated with Tattoos Evanescence’s 2021 album, The Bitter Truth, is partly born out of the grief Lee experienced after the loss of her brother. Colson Thayer, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025 While that may not make sense given how the two teams played this season, it’s born out of each team’s pedigree. The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 3 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for bear out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bear out
Verb
  • The Times could not yet verify whether Bartkus had any other affiliation with the base.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
  • Videos of the strikes have circulated widely, but the footage could not be independently verified.
    Yevgeny Kuklychev Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Verb
  • Steve Burton confirms 'General Hospital' exit over vaccine mandate: This 'hurts'Need a break?
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 20 May 2025
  • The Tiger King star confirmed the deportation of Flores via social media.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 19 May 2025
Verb
  • Ramaphosa and other defenders of the Expropriation Act have argued that the policies are needed to reverse the nation’s apartheid-era legacy of disparities in land ownership.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 11 May 2025
  • The same principle can apply in the Read case, where her defense team is arguing off-duty police framed her for the death of her boyfriend, who was also in the local police department.
    Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 10 May 2025
Verb
  • Brown gathered prominent African-American voices, primarily star athletes, to discuss and ultimately support heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali's refusal, a month earlier, to enter the Vietnam War draft.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 14 May 2025
  • International projects have included Project Mercy Baja to help impoverished families obtain homes in Mexico, water purification projects in Ecuador, providing feminine hygiene supplies in India and supporting nursing students in Mexico.
    Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025

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“Bear out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bear%20out. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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