bore (down)

past tense of bear (down)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bore (down)
Verb
  • But this represents a 60 percent reduction from the 8-billion-parameter Llama model it was compressed from.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Yields are attractive, valuations are compressed, and the pound benefits from the Bank of England’s famously cautious approach to stimulus.
    Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Trump has aggressively pressured the Fed to lower interest rates and wants to fill the board with loyalists; his Justice Department is investigating a Fed governor who sued Trump for firing her.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • An initial deal did grant the tribe that, but the federal government pressured the tribe to sign several new agreements, according to the exhibit, the last of which forced them to move west.
    BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 4 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 8 Sep. 2025.

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