borne

variants also born
Definition of bornenext
past participle of bear
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as in carried
to hold up or serve as a foundation for the wooden bridge will only bear one truck at a time

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as in packed
to wear or have on one's person the right to bear arms

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as in led
to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction the path will bear north after that marked tree

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as in been
to occupy a place or location a hot, humid air mass is now bearing just south of the Gulf Coast

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as in paid
to produce as revenue an interest-bearing savings account

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Recent Examples of borne Nessie is a native Londoner born to a Singaporean mother and an Egyptian father. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 July 2026 The federal government is giving $1,000 to children born between 2025 and 2028. Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 22 July 2026 Banks was born in Charlottesville and lived in Rixeyville, according to her obituary. Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026 Her interest in education was born during her time as a volunteer at her children’s school. Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 22 July 2026 Trump on Wednesday plans to speak at a Georgia high school to promote the investment accounts, which offer $1,000 in seed money to every child born during his second term. ABC News, 22 July 2026 That kind of pride stays with most Dominicans, no matter where in the world we are born. Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026 The first is Prairie-style architecture, which was inspired by the flatlands of the American Midwest, where Wright was born and raised. Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026 The all-new Tokyo Design Studio Niobium Concept 1 (TDS MSNB1) was born from that same style of category-decimating experimentation back in the days of isolation and face masks. New Atlas, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for borne
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  • That physical practice produced a defensive dominant today, which provided a couple of clues about the roster.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • Stronger, more effective composites for electric vehicles, high-speed rail, and airplanes are being produced by lightweight, radiation-tolerant nanomaterials and metamaterials honed for spacecraft, which also reduce weight and increase range.
    Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
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  • Others stood still, hoping that patience would bring a butterfly close enough to touch.
    Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Medical release request At the time of the shooting, Grayson stood 6-foot-4 and weighed 225 pounds.
    Jerry Nowicki, CBS News, 31 July 2026
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  • The doctor treated her well, explained that the rash on her face wasn’t syphilis-related, but simply the result of years of harsh living, and gave her a cream for that.
    Eric Boodman, STAT, 31 July 2026
  • Tawhedi pleaded guilty in June last year to attempting to provide material support to ISIS and related firearms offenses.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 30 July 2026
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  • For two decades she's turned the science of human behavior into practical tools that help people communicate with confidence.
    Big Think, Big Think, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Cyber incidents have turned loss-of-control language into operational risk.
    Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
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  • Ionescu was held scoreless in the second quarter as the home team turned its defensive intensity up a notch and carried a 56-53 lead into the locker room thanks to Burrell’s 13 points and Brink’s 11.
    Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • Further, they will be carried by ships to other parts of the world when normalcy in maritime trade resumes.
    Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
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  • The rapper, who pleaded not guilty to all charges, has been held at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center since he was arrested in September 2024.
    Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • That means every state budget could be held hostage until the whims of a small fraction of legislators is satisfied.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2025
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  • The same jury acquitted him of the more serious charge of conspiracy to commit economic espionage.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • Those four charges were the ones at a trial in May 2026 at which he was acquitted.
    Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 15 July 2026
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  • The apartments brought thousands of new residents, many with the disposable income developers and national retailers covet.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026
  • Knight brought both belts into the ring, distracting the referee by throwing the world title in the ring.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

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“Borne.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borne. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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