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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So many artists have stayed in the city after attending school there, creating a community with deep, long-standing relationships and an unusually collaborative spirit.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Successive administrations have kept tens of thousands of personnel in the region, believing that a standing force would protect the free flow of energy, support Israel, combat terrorist groups, and deter Iran.

— Michael Fuchs, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of standing

Verb

This camp is also spurred by concern over the economic toll Iran is suffering from the war and the need to adapt to social change in the country.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, his long-suffering wife, Penelope (Anne Hathaway), is warding off hundreds of suitors eager to usurp Odysseus’ throne back home.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of suffering

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Max Martin, Grande sings of blowing through breakups and make-ups and enduring mounting exhaustion with mass notoriety while the music swirls patiently and frequently angrily underneath.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
Historically, enduring businesses like Wedgwood, P&G, and Ford consistently built success by prioritizing customer value, trust, and market expansion, recognizing profits as a natural outcome.

— Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of enduring

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After losing Noodle, Graziano spent some time fostering dogs before adopting his current pug, Milton.

— Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
That positioning did not always speak to women who wanted the health and functional benefits of resistance training without adopting an extreme fitness identity.

— Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of adopting

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For a Seattle politician to argue that tolerating drug crime and disorder amounts to harm enhancement registered as something close to startling news.

— Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
The Steamfitters were staging protests outside the Pfizer site, accusing the MetroLoft — which employs a mix of union and nonunion contractors — of building on the cheap and tolerating unsafe work conditions.

— Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026

Definition of tolerating

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Reiter noted one of the abiding principles of the twenty-first century military being used from Ukraine to Iran to any other modern theatre.

— John Werner, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
The abiding memory of 2017 was Spieth’s shot from the practice area after a wild drive on Hole 13, but this year that will be out of bounds as part of the spectator village.

— Gregg Evans, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Definition of abiding

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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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