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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
The concern extends beyond individual losses to whether retail investors using AI tools understand risk management or have strategies for when markets turn bearish.
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Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
The first-level fear is that pressure on drug prices is bearish for healthcare.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
At the annual confab of oil traders in Singapore, the mood was overwhelmingly bearish.
—Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2025
On Tuesday, a trader paid around $9.3 million for bearish options on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, a position that pays out if the S&P falls 3.6% by Sept. 19.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
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Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
The first-level fear is that pressure on drug prices is bearish for healthcare.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
At the annual confab of oil traders in Singapore, the mood was overwhelmingly bearish.
—Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2025
On Tuesday, a trader paid around $9.3 million for bearish options on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, a position that pays out if the S&P falls 3.6% by Sept. 19.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bearish
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The bubble-ists think that the Coreweave people are hopeless dreamers at best and shysters at worst.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
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Since then, the song has been yearned for by hopeless romantics on TikTok, with videos featuring the song racking up millions of views, similar to the ones Iris posted herself.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
27 Sep. 2025
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However, such symptoms are hard to attribute to vaccines because infants can be irritable or fussy regardless of vaccination.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
19 Sep. 2025
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When the caffeine wears off, children may have a headache and feel irritable or tired.—
Dr. Mark Corkins,
Boston Herald,
14 Sep. 2025
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The director plays up the humor a lot more than Westlake’s callously cynical prose, for better or worse.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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When the fortune teller’s predictions start to materialize, once cynical Gemma is ready to take a leap of faith.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
30 Sep. 2025
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Anyone proposing to offer a master class on changing the world for the better, without becoming negative, cynical, angry or narrow-minded in the process, could model their advice on the life and work of pioneering animal behavior scholar Jane Goodall.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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An angry cowboy named Jake once slammed a guest’s door and locked it.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Oct. 2025
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This has left observers decidedly pessimistic about their chances of reaching a deal.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
23 Sep. 2025
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Problems ahead for America However, Dalio was equally pessimistic about the United States.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
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That continues when the matriarch finally passes away 20 years later, leaving equally bilious offspring Laras (Dinda Kanyadewi) in charge.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
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Even though his bloodwork looked normal six months previously, sudden onset or acute renal failure can happen in an old dog for no apparent reason other than age and result in bilious vomiting.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
8 June 2025
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The inflation hammering households is primarily due to the weak yen that the Abe government orchestrated with negative interest rates and massive monetary easing, causing a surge in energy and food prices that pinches voters’ wallets.—
Jeff Kingston,
Time,
4 Oct. 2025
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The website, though, shows a negative subtotal of more than $2 million, suggesting money allocated to the grant that was unspent.—
Meg Tirrell,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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At 0-2, the Chiefs may be a little more ornery than usual.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
22 Sep. 2025
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The goal is to capitalize on the holidays when kids will be out of school and eager to see some ornery avians.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Bearish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bearish. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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