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as in hopeless
emphasizing or expecting the worst
some studio execs are bearish about this summer's box office
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as in irritable
having or showing a habitually bad temper
a bearish recluse who ordered everyone to stay off his property
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Recent Examples of bearish
For investors, Dalio’s message is structurally bearish on U.S. primacy.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
When the contracts continued to climb instead, those bearish bets quickly turned sour.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
The Logistics Managers’ Index for April was at the root of many bearish stories.
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Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2026
Yet Souki was decidedly bearish about the prospect of building more LNG terminals, the business that made his fortune.
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Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
28 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for bearish
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
When the contracts continued to climb instead, those bearish bets quickly turned sour.
—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
The Logistics Managers’ Index for April was at the root of many bearish stories.
—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2026
Yet Souki was decidedly bearish about the prospect of building more LNG terminals, the business that made his fortune.
—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
28 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for bearish
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bearish
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The conflict feels contemporary without growing too cynical, and the core relationship stakes seem real without skewing hopeless.
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The situation of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank would almost certainly worsen and become more hopeless.
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Cancer could be affectionate and chatty one moment, and withdrawn and irritable the next, with little to no explanation.
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They can be withdrawn or irritable.
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Traditionally cynical and perceptive commentators—not to mention a lot of tired citizens—found themselves, in some accounts, overcome by an unexpected wave of patriotic sentimentality that washed away, at least for a moment, their gnawing doubts.
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Heston is at his most gleefully cynical as Robert Thorn, a police detective who lives and works in a New York City decimated by environmental deterioration and dwindling resources.
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Last week, Dipke traveled to several Indian cities, joining thousands of angry demonstrators to demand the education minister’s removal.
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Played by House of the Dragon’s Milly Alcock, Kara’s path crosses that of an angry, sword-wielding teenager, Ruthye Marye Knoll (Eve Ridley), who seeks revenge for her slain family.
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Recent polls show majority of voters are pessimistic about the economy and a lasting peace deal with Iran.
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Despite this, the staff report from the meeting expressed a pessimistic financial outlook for the town.
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Sun shrinking and getting hotter; everything bilious, oxygenless, not great for living.
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Minaj’s bilious flurry is possibly related to claims that she is owed between $100 to 200 million related to her stake in Tidal, the music streaming service launched and spearheaded by Jay-Z in 2015 and was sold to Jack Dorsey’s company Square for $297 million in 2021.
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But a recent poll shows that a majority abroad have a negative view of the country.
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Bass’ handling of the Palisades fire has had a long-lasting, negative impact on voters’ opinions of her.
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Leach also would publicly call out his players and could get ornery when questioned about his team’s shortcomings.
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The rabbi is ornery, arrogant, sometimes cruel.
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“Bearish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bearish. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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