Synonyms of bear
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as in to have 
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as in to stand
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as in to relate
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as in to head
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as in to behave
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as in to haul
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as in to pack
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as in to lead
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as in to have
to bring forth from the womb
luckily, she turned out to be able to bear children after all
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as in to stand
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
I can't bear the thought of losing another loved one
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as in to head
to go on a specified course or in a certain direction
the road bears left after the second traffic light
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as in to hold
to keep in one's mind or heart
I'm not one to bear grudges
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as in to behave
to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way
she bore herself well in her first public speaking event
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as in to assume
to take to or upon oneself
I bear some responsibility for the mishap
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as in to need
to have as a requirement
the violence in that country bears watching if the world wants to avoid a serious international conflict
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as in headache
a dull, unpleasant, or difficult piece of work
the upcoming kitchen renovation sounds like a real bear
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as in crab
an irritable and complaining person
you've been a real bear lately—are you having a bad week?
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Recent Examples of bear
Jared Formanek, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
Both Colum’s and Dougal’s self-doubt was born from the way their father viewed them.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Unlike humans, bears or mice may have gotten rid of a genetic brake or governor that would otherwise keep their metabolism continually burning energy at roughly the same rate.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 31 July 2025
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And the city’s poorest residents are bearing the brunt.
—Jared Formanek, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
Both Colum’s and Dougal’s self-doubt was born from the way their father viewed them.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
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Jayme Morey posted on Facebook that the CHA received a call the night of July 27 concerning the bear with the jar on by Lake Namakagon near the intersection of Crystal Lake and Juneks Point roads.
—Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Unlike humans, bears or mice may have gotten rid of a genetic brake or governor that would otherwise keep their metabolism continually burning energy at roughly the same rate.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 31 July 2025
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Padres relievers had the better game, but the Kershaw-Vásquez result was a two-run deficit.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Aug. 2025
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The Rapids, who sat in 10th when Mihailovic departed, have seven games to go in the regular season.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
17 Aug. 2025
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Westport, Ireland — In ancient Celtic folklore, Tír na nÓg is the land of eternal youth, where time stands still and people don’t age.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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Although xAI may no longer be involved in that broad push, other AI companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google have partnered with the government to help Trump pull that off and stand to benefit long-term if their tools become entrenched in certain agencies.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
14 Aug. 2025
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After that, Lisa, Larsa, and Cult Jam apparently started screaming at each other in the elevator about something Jody related, which the cameras didn’t pick up.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
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In a statement, a lawyer for Ortiz said his client’s guilty plea was highly tailored, relating only to his transactions with Pérez in the context of concert performances.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
15 Aug. 2025
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The group headed to Loyola University’s aquatic center, where they were joined by one of Phelps’ sons, Beckett, along with children from the Boys & Girls Club of Metropolitan Baltimore learning to swim.—
Sophie Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The National Capitol Region and regions three, four, six and nine are typically headed by career emergency management officials, who stay in place no matter which party controls the White House, to ensure a continuity of operations.—
Emily Goodin,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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In turn, everyone in the community carries an innate sense of stewardship.—
Chrissy Tracey,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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In this book, Cheryl carries a legacy of excellence, 6000+ planning, design and construction projects.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 Aug. 2025
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Regardless of what the future holds, Roman Anthony has set himself and his family up for life, and the Red Sox have locked in yet another piece of their future at a reasonable rate.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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He is being held without bond at the Washington County Detention Center.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
8 Aug. 2025
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Scientists are still trying to understand how clouds behave and how tiny aerosol particles impact their ability to reflect sunlight and produce rain.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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This is one of those in-between wines—not quite a of a white, kind of an orange wine, but really behaves like a rose.—
Lana Bortolot,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Twice in his tenure, Xi has even hauled the entire high command to historic revolutionary sites where Mao institutionalized the party’s control of the military, reinforcing the military’s role as the armed wing of the Communist Party.—
JONATHAN A. CZIN,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Aug. 2025
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About twelve years ago, a contractor named Geary Blackwood hauled a massive flint rock to one of his properties, on a busy highway, to mark a row of mailboxes that kept getting mowed down.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Bear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bear. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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