BRINGING TO BEAR Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

bringing to bear

phrase

present participle of bring to bear

as in using

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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making use of

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Guests flitted around, in and out of racks filled with Skims’s big apparel and underwear hitters, and making use of the Skims photobooth.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026
Using existing manufacturing assets could allow Cabot to expand its domestic production capacity while making use of infrastructure already at the two locations.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026

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