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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bore (down)
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Entire project cycles could be compressed into a fraction of the time.—
John Akkara,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025 -
Stock indexes released to new highs and Treasury yields compressed toward five-month lows as investors took the uptick in weekly jobless claims as permission to look through 3%-ish inflation and price in multiple Fed rate hikes.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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Washington has pressured Mexico to crack down on Chinese imports over allegations that goods are being rerouted to the US, thus sidestepping American levies placed on Beijing.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Not all of that is his fault, however, as Tennessee's offensive line is porous, which has led to him being pressured on a high number of his dropbacks.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Bore (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bore%20%28down%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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