bore (down)

past tense of bear (down)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bore (down)
Verb
  • Even when compressed up to 20 times, the accuracy is still about 60%.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The events that unfold are compressed, both in time and in space, and the pressure is enormous.
    Karl Ove Knausgaard, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Leaders are being pressured to move faster, and do more with less, at the same time.
    Feon Ang, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Months later, Allen, a logging operator, admitted he had been pressured to testify falsely.
    Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Bore (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bore%20%28down%29. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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