Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for borne (down)
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It also gets compressed, which squeezes the air and puts even more pressure on it, which heats it up.—
Zoe Mintz,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026 -
Years of work compressed into one headline.—
Brendan Keegan,
Rolling Stone,
11 Mar. 2026
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In the episode, Hallstrom said show producers pressured her to alter her appearance to keep her role.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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Another Suns bench player, Jordan Goodwin, pressured Tatum into a giveaway and hit a corner three to make it 110-106.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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The machine worked by reading music that was encoded by holes punched into rolls of paper, which in turn directed airflows to levers that depressed piano keys.—
Adam Ozimek,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
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Democrats who still believe in the New Deal-era promise of government helping the public are a bit depressed by the idea that the solution to their party’s problems is generating less money for that purpose.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Borne (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borne%20%28down%29. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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