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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
This bearish play threatens the very driver that has powered broader, double-digit gains across the benchmark S&P 500 for the past two years.
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Allie Canal, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
More bearish analysts continue to believe Uber and peer Lyft Inc. will continue to shrink in value as Waymo and other operators expand their services to the public this year.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
Investors are reassessing what comes next, with some remaining bullish on US tech and crypto, while others are bearish, but overall the backdrop for markets is supportive despite the volatility.
—Bloomberg News, Bloomberg, 12 Feb. 2026
Maersk’s pre-tax profit outlook for 2026 ranges between $1 billion and a more bearish $1.5 billion loss.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Feb. 2026
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Allie Canal, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
More bearish analysts continue to believe Uber and peer Lyft Inc. will continue to shrink in value as Waymo and other operators expand their services to the public this year.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
Investors are reassessing what comes next, with some remaining bullish on US tech and crypto, while others are bearish, but overall the backdrop for markets is supportive despite the volatility.
—Bloomberg News, Bloomberg, 12 Feb. 2026
Maersk’s pre-tax profit outlook for 2026 ranges between $1 billion and a more bearish $1.5 billion loss.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bearish
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In a legal career that spanned more than four decades, Rosenbaum took on some of South Florida’s toughest, most hopeless cases.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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Every two years, would-be governors, senators, lawmakers, political newcomers and hopeless hopefuls snake through the second floor of the Capitol, taking a very public step toward power.—
Greg Bluestein,
AJC.com,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Rather than get irritable online, Medeiros did something positive about it.—
Dan Medeiros,
The Herald News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Manic episodes are described as prolonged periods of mood instability, in which a person can experience extreme increases in energy or euphoria, or alternatively, feel depressed or unusually irritable.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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The role demands charisma, vocal chops, and sharp comedic timing, all deployed within one of the most cynical satires in the musical theater canon.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
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Smith added two more penalties after halftime for 18-10 with Italy down a man after hooker Giacomo Nicotera was yellow-carded for a cynical ruck foul.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Burkle alleges that Anderson stopped paying him in 2014 after becoming angry with him over an unspecified personal dispute, the complaint states.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Our tormentor is angry the state chose Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024 and has not met his demands to stop mail-in voting and release his supporter and fellow election denier Tina Peters from prison.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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Citrini was far from the only voice prophesying such a pessimistic future.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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The thought, the incredibly pessimistic thought, is that those who bought the debt of too many high-risk enterprise software companies may not make it because of the amazing AI products out there now, even as the portfolio companies of the two biggest private equity firms are about AI.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
1 Mar. 2026
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Sun shrinking and getting hotter; everything bilious, oxygenless, not great for living.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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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.—
Andrew Flanagan,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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Their advocacy reflects a growing consensus that social media’s negative effects on kids’ mental health and social lives outweigh the benefits.—
Ramesh Ponnuru,
Washington Post,
12 Mar. 2026
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Average negative evaluation stood at 67 percent.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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With two adults, three children, and one ornery cat living in the same house, keeping track of everyone’s stuff can sometimes seem overwhelming.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2026
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But Duvall rose to prominence the next decade, first as the ornery Major Frank Burns in the 1970 antiwar comedy M*A*S*H, reuniting with Robert Altman, who’d previously cast him in 1967’s Countdown.—
Tim Grierson,
Rolling Stone,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Bearish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bearish. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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