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Recent Examples of Synonyms for borne (down)
Verb
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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
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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
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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
Verb
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Rather than feeling triumphant at how believable ELIZA was, Weizenbaum was depressed by how gullible people seemed to be.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
26 Aug. 2025
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Her research has shown that lynchings depressed the rate of patent applications by Black Americans, which could have otherwise contributed to innovation and economic growth.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Borne (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borne%20%28down%29. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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