BORE (WITH) Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

bore (with)

verb

Definition of bore (with)

past tense of bear (with)

as in stood

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About 4,400 SpaceX employees stood to become millionaires once the stock began trading, the New York Times reported, and Fortune profiled workers from top executives to welders whose equity is now worth seven figures or more.

— Heather Occhino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Lee, resplendent in a bright orange and blue pinstriped suit with matching hat, stood from his front-row seat, seemingly serving as conciliator.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

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Moreno has also accused her ex-husband of harming their 2-year-old daughter, who suffered a fractured collarbone in February.

— Lara Korte The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
The team also was down to one practice-squad call-up running back in Dameon Pierce for a bulk of the game, too, after Carson Steele suffered a shoulder injury and couldn’t return to the game.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2026

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But using dogs to investigate crimes wasn’t widely adopted until the mid ‘80s, Gould said.

— Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Luna was a stray for her first year before she was found by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and adopted.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

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The Ukrainian capital endured a noisy night as 21 ballistic missiles came in three waves, Zelenskyy said, smashing apartment buildings, energy facilities, a railway station and the Kyiv subway system, shopping malls and businesses.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
In the late ’70s and early ’80s, Lebanon endured an intense civil war.

— Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026

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