as in to inspire
to fill with courage or strength of purpose
repeatedly borne up in times of adversity by his faith
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Recent Examples of bear up
The eating tray can be easily attached and bear up to 30 lbs.
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Nora Colomer, Fox News, 27 July 2024
Aggravating factors include fishing, pollution and habitat loss, on top of the species' unusually infrequent and low-yielding breeding patterns – sand tigers don't breed annually, and only bear up to two pups at a time.
—Kyle Schmidbauer, Fox News, 26 Mar. 2024
The book is geared toward children from the time they are born up through kindergarten.
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 15 Mar. 2024
Designed with a sturdy steel frame, the table can bear up to 22 pounds of weight at a time.
—Monica Bell, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
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Nora Colomer, Fox News, 27 July 2024
Aggravating factors include fishing, pollution and habitat loss, on top of the species' unusually infrequent and low-yielding breeding patterns – sand tigers don't breed annually, and only bear up to two pups at a time.
—Kyle Schmidbauer, Fox News, 26 Mar. 2024
The book is geared toward children from the time they are born up through kindergarten.
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 15 Mar. 2024
Designed with a sturdy steel frame, the table can bear up to 22 pounds of weight at a time.
—Monica Bell, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bear up
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America is not used to having a local guy as the driving force of an institution with four times as much history and an even greater capacity to inspire fear and awe.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
1 July 2025
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Yes, a couple of Czech producers came up with an idea influenced by or inspired by the Wim Wenders documentary about 18 months ago.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
1 July 2025
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Popular online influencers with millions of followers have encouraged Holocaust denial.—
Tom Dreisbach,
NPR,
30 June 2025
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The bills’ sponsors and advocates are encouraged by the bipartisan support received so far.—
Lauren Jessop,
The Washington Examiner,
30 June 2025
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“Bear up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bear%20up. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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