as in behaviors
the way or manner in which one conducts oneself
always retained his military bearing, even after he entered politics
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Recent Examples of bearings
For example, look for shower curtain rings fitted with ball bearings.
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Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2025
And as a starting point on more difficult subjects, as a way to get your bearings, to find good sources and begin exploration, Wikipedia is wonderful on almost any subject under the sun, from the trivial to the profound.
—Jimmy Wales, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
The bridge section alone weighs about 82,000 tonnes, with bearings weighing up to 20 tonnes each.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
Dratch also continued to giggle through lines for the rest of the sketch, and her occasional pauses to get her bearings were met with joyous applause from the SNL audience.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
The Iranians didn’t, however, get to escape with the bearings that would help kick off their nuclear program because the show’s protagonist, Ben Edwards (played by Taylor Kitsch), and the surviving espionage members of Haverford’s team found out that their leader had double-crossed them.
—Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
At the center of town, there’s an Eiffel Tower-like structure that serves as a helpful landmark for getting your bearings.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
During regular usage, those panels stay put and the bearings are hidden.
—New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2025
Literally overnight May 12, Tatum had lost all of those usual bearings.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2025
Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2025
And as a starting point on more difficult subjects, as a way to get your bearings, to find good sources and begin exploration, Wikipedia is wonderful on almost any subject under the sun, from the trivial to the profound.
—Jimmy Wales, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
The bridge section alone weighs about 82,000 tonnes, with bearings weighing up to 20 tonnes each.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
Dratch also continued to giggle through lines for the rest of the sketch, and her occasional pauses to get her bearings were met with joyous applause from the SNL audience.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
The Iranians didn’t, however, get to escape with the bearings that would help kick off their nuclear program because the show’s protagonist, Ben Edwards (played by Taylor Kitsch), and the surviving espionage members of Haverford’s team found out that their leader had double-crossed them.
—Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
At the center of town, there’s an Eiffel Tower-like structure that serves as a helpful landmark for getting your bearings.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
During regular usage, those panels stay put and the bearings are hidden.
—New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2025
Literally overnight May 12, Tatum had lost all of those usual bearings.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bearings
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Pullback behaviors are pronounced in young people—including many saddled with student loans—who experienced the steepest annual drop in credit of any generation since 2020, according to a recent FICO report.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Current research on CGMs doesn't show that reducing just the spikes leads to better health, but tracking CGM data definitely leads to healthier behaviors.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In some cases, actions of the British armed forces have been described as unjustified.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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Majumdar lavishes her characters with careful attention, and so the reader comes to regard their most troubling actions as justified, if not inevitable.—
Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2025
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While a dog can be bribed with a squeaky toy and a pig would surely look at the camera when enticed with a sausage on a stick, cats are known for their admirably self-serving demeanors.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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In many ways their demeanors couldn’t be more different.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
26 Sep. 2025
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For my British mum, Paddington was manners, tea, and marmalade sandwiches.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
4 Nov. 2025
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Halsey might be welcoming fans back to the badlands, but that doesn’t mean people are allowed to have bad manners at their shows.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Bearings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bearings. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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