Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for borne (down)
Verb
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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
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Leaders are being pressured to move faster, and do more with less, at the same time.—
Feon Ang,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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Months later, Allen, a logging operator, admitted he had been pressured to testify falsely.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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China has historically been the largest export market for American soybeans, so the embargo has significantly depressed American soybean prices for the past few months.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Denial No one knew if Tripp had been depressed before his suicide.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Borne (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borne%20%28down%29. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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