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also born
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as in produced
to bring forth from the womb
luckily, she turned out to be able to bear children after all
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as in stood
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
I can't bear the thought of losing another loved one
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as in related
to have a relation or connection
I just found another fact that bears on this issue
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as in turned
to go on a specified course or in a certain direction
the road bears left after the second traffic light
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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 held
to keep in one's mind or heart
I'm not one to bear grudges
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as in acquitted
to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way
she bore herself well in her first public speaking event
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as in brought
to support and take from one place to another
the rescue team came bearing much-needed food and supplies
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as in assumed
to take to or upon oneself
I bear some responsibility for the mishap
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as in required
to have as a requirement
the violence in that country bears watching if the world wants to avoid a serious international conflict
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Recent Examples of borne
Joining Rubio aboard the mission is Andre Douglas, 40, who was born in Miami but grew up in Chesapeake, Virginia.
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Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
Far-right figure Tommy Robinson, born Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was among those to hone in on the refugee status of the suspect.
—Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 10 June 2026
But your friend, also over 21 and also an occasional cigar smoker, is denied because of the year he was born.
—Alex Weatherall, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Like his big brother, Sasha was born in Barcelona.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
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Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
Far-right figure Tommy Robinson, born Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was among those to hone in on the refugee status of the suspect.
—Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 10 June 2026
But your friend, also over 21 and also an occasional cigar smoker, is denied because of the year he was born.
—Alex Weatherall, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Like his big brother, Sasha was born in Barcelona.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for borne
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This past awards season, the brand hosted a pre-Oscars dinner with nominee Stellan Skarsgård, who also starred in a short film produced by the brand, which was filmed at the storied (West) Hollywood haunt.—
Madeleine Schulz,
Vogue,
6 June 2026
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The quality adjustment problem does not reside in nominal GDP, which simply asks what was spent, earned, or produced in current dollars, but rather in the deflator applied to convert those nominal figures into real terms.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Where once had stood a dense canopy of three-hundred-year-old trees, forest cover spanning thousands of miles, gave way to charred stumps and bare earth—a landscape of wanton destruction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Outside the museum is the Outdoor Symbolic Memorial, which is located where the Murrah Building once stood and is free and open to the public every day of the year.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Apple’s iOS 27 and related software updates offer the clearest public signs yet of the company’s upcoming foldable iPhone, revealing references to folding hardware and new features designed for larger, more flexible displays.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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The woman and the boy were likely related and could have been as close as maternal second cousins, sharing great-grandparents.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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The confessions of a paperboy turned journalist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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What was supposed to be 30 minutes of catching up turned into two hours of orange-and-blue gushing.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
9 June 2026
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His new doctrine fueled a decades-long war – one that ultimately carried the communist movement to victory and state power in Beijing in 1949.—
Dhruv Tikekar,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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The Rockies’ Kyle Karros hit an opposite-field line drive that carried to the right-field warning track, but Lee tracked down the potential extra-base hit on the run, then crashed into the chain-link portion of the fence.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
30 May 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
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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 three-part series examines the pop star’s 2005 molestation trial, in which he was acquitted of all charges, and features key players from the trial, including jurors, eyewitnesses and prosecutors.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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The Next Generation Action Network, a social justice group supporting Anthony, has compared him to Kyle Rittenhouse, the teen acquitted of all charges in 2021 for killing two people during unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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The city of Aurora agreed to pay $15 million in November 2021 to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit brought by McClain's parents.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
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Lama Kazi Sherpa, of the SPCC, told Reuters that his team located Hillary Dawa above Base Camp near the icefall and brought him down to safety.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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“Borne.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borne. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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