BEARING (WITH) Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

bearing (with)

verb

Definition of bearing (with)

present participle of bear (with)

as in standing

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Verb

Its shuttering, alongside other long-standing landmarks like Taix restaurant, underscores Echo Park’s growing tension between new development and preserving neighborhood character.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Asheville’s dining scene continues to thrive, blending long-standing local favorites with a wave of exciting new openings.

— Evan Moore July 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026

Definition of standing

Verb

The bishop longs for those who are bereaved or suffering to feel a sense of God’s love there.

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Many Russian regions are suffering fuel shortages as a result, with people filming themselves waiting in long lines at gas stations.

— Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 4 July 2026

Definition of suffering

Verb

Organizers and instructors say creating spaces to climb, learn and socialize helps Ukrainians manage stress, find community and build enduring traditions even as war keeps daily life on hold.

— Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Together, these efforts are redefining resilience, not as leaving the ocean behind, but as restoring it while building enduring livelihoods.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026

Definition of enduring

Verb

Not Respecting Shrines and Temples Most Japanese people have a very loose relationship to religion compared to some Westerners, adopting practices from Buddhism, Shinto, and even Christianity.

— Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026
During the past decade, underwriters have pushed buzzy tech companies into adopting more staggered or shortened release dates for insiders to sell their shares, some even contingent on earnings or stock-price increases to dampen the flow.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 3 July 2026

Definition of adopting

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Some may continue tolerating the pain and wait before searching for a bank that supports a new model or exposing the company to the uncertain risks of stablecoins—assuming the use case works at all.

— Gary Palmer, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
The Republican Party has spent years tolerating its own forms of political extremism.

— Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2026

Definition of tolerating

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In 1984, Babs is the law-abiding leader of the paper mill workers’ union local, and they’re locked in a strike with the company that runs the paper mill in town.

— Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 6 July 2026
Scandal, scorn, seminal moments and storybook endings haven’t altered Altuve’s abiding stoicism.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 20 June 2026

Definition of abiding

Verb

But after seven wins in nine games, even some of Carrick’s more sceptical colleagues from playing days must be coming round to his candidacy by now.

— Mark Critchley, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
When Samson starts coming round in search of more of the morphine darts Kelson has been using to subdue him — not even zombies are immune to the appeal of opiates — Kelson starts treating his wounds, then joining him in his doses, then dancing with him to fragments of ’80s songs.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2026

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