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
When truth becomes unstable, societies lose their bearings.
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Klaus Schwab, Time, 5 Jan. 2026
Getting his bearings has been disorienting.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2025
According to police and court filings, investigators became concerned after identifying purchases that included explosive-proof containers, ball bearings, a four pound Thermite kit and other gun accessories.
—Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2025
Grinding or scraping often means worn bearings.
—Angie Hicks, Boston Herald, 6 Dec. 2025
Hyperloop systems aim to provide aircraft-like speeds of up to 760 miles per hour (mph) with lower energy use by lifting passenger pods using magnetic levitation or air bearings.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Dec. 2025
For example, look for shower curtain rings fitted with ball bearings.
—Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 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
Klaus Schwab, Time, 5 Jan. 2026
Getting his bearings has been disorienting.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2025
According to police and court filings, investigators became concerned after identifying purchases that included explosive-proof containers, ball bearings, a four pound Thermite kit and other gun accessories.
—Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2025
Grinding or scraping often means worn bearings.
—Angie Hicks, Boston Herald, 6 Dec. 2025
Hyperloop systems aim to provide aircraft-like speeds of up to 760 miles per hour (mph) with lower energy use by lifting passenger pods using magnetic levitation or air bearings.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Dec. 2025
For example, look for shower curtain rings fitted with ball bearings.
—Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bearings
Noun
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The extent to which a company's actions, values, products, or presence influence the beliefs, behaviors, and social norms of a community or society.—
TIME Staff,
Time,
8 Jan. 2026
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Trump is at once a symptom of this disease and its apotheosis, a living representation of all the ways the United States has encouraged, tolerated and rewarded the most selfish and antisocial behaviors imaginable, at least among a certain class of person.—
Jamelle Bouie,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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
Noun
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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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Judith Martin's Miss Manners column has chronicled the continuous rise and fall of American manners since 1978.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Jan. 2026
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This Is the Way to Tea Party From setting the table to greeting guests, Cece teaches her friends how to use their best manners while enjoying a tea party.—
Alex Vance,
Parents,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Bearings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bearings. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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