BRING TO BEAR Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

bring to bear

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Definition of bring to bear

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to put into action or service The group brought all their strength to bear in trying to remove the car from the mud.

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make use of

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Bards in oral societies make use of stock phrases and mnemonics to keep track of their train of thought.

— Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
All-Star media day and an open practice will take place there July 24, making use of the center’s 60,000-square-foot athletic facilities and regulation court.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026

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