bears (down)

verb

present tense third-person singular of bear (down)
as in weighs (upon)

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  1. pressures
  2. compresses
  3. squashes
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  • The scrutiny raised questions about what could happen to his Carvana position if fallout from the investigation pressures him to raise cash.
    — Yun Li, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
  • When The Park pressures him to turn against Lamb and his colleagues to pin MI5’s failure on Slough House, Struan ultimately caves.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of pressures
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  • That intuition usually takes years to build, but a new controller from MIT engineers compresses that learning curve to a single session.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Everything around those decisions is where AI compresses the timeline.
    — Matthew Chow, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of compresses
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  • Luckily, this deal squashes that qualm by knocking over $300 from the sticker shocker!
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 6 July 2026
  • Chicken, bacon, and ranch might as well be the holy trio that squashes all fights and satisfies every hangry complaint.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2026
Definition of squashes
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“Bears (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bears%20%28down%29. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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