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 carry
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as in to hold
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as in to behave
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as in to haul
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as in to assume
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as in to pack
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as in to lead
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as in to need
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as in to contain
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as in to be
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as in to yield
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as in to weigh (on or upon)
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as in headache
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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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as in to weigh (on or upon)
to push steadily against with some force
you need to bear down on that cap a bit to get it to latch tightly
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as in highlight
to indicate the importance of by centering attention on
Our manager bore down on the need to meet upcoming deadlines.
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Recent Examples of bear
Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2024
Leo isn’t Canadian; he was born in the United States and moved to Canada in his mid-twenties, in 1968, as a draft resister during the Vietnam War.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Zoom in: Fear is an adaptive mechanism that humans developed to help us, long ago, avoid things like being eaten by a bear, Bradford told Axios.
—Kale Williams, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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Fleming broke records against female players as a teen
Fleming was born in 2002 at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, just south of Omaha.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2024
Leo isn’t Canadian; he was born in the United States and moved to Canada in his mid-twenties, in 1968, as a draft resister during the Vietnam War.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
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In this case, however, the bear found a natural food source — a dead critter in the woods — and made the most of it.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Zoom in: Fear is an adaptive mechanism that humans developed to help us, long ago, avoid things like being eaten by a bear, Bradford told Axios.
—Kale Williams, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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Concussion symptoms include confusion, drowsiness, nausea, and headache.Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 30 Nov. 2024
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When burning scented candles, do so in small doses to avoid headaches or irritation of the respiratory system or eyes.Kristen Rogers, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
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He was issued a civil citation for shoplifting on April 29, 2014, after allegedly walking out of a Tallahassee, Florida, supermarket without paying for $32 worth of crab legs and crawfish.Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024
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Fold in the crab, chives, lemon zest, celery, chile-shallot mixture, and mushrooms.Lynn Derrick and Janelle Weaver, Saveur, 27 Nov. 2024
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No 36-year-old with his playing style and track record of wear and tear expects NHL job security.Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 2 Dec. 2024
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Trump’s announcement means that Wray can either resign from the job, consistent with Trump’s apparent wishes, or wait to be fired once Trump takes office in January.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2024
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Intellectual humility is usually hailed as a virtue, but in this Aeon essay, philosopher Rachel Fraser makes an unexpected argument against it by drawing on the case of geneticist Barbara McClintock, who relentlessly pursued her ideas even though her peers probably saw her as a crank.Sigal Samuel, Vox, 20 Oct. 2024
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Lane was too extraordinary a surgeon to be shrugged off as a crank, but before long reports of worryingly high mortality rates began to circulate and several damning exposés appeared in prominent medical journals.Elsa Richardson, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
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Appointments were elusive, follow-ups were nonexistent and coordination burdens fell heavily on us—the patient and their family members.Chris Bowen, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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The financial burden of a college education is massive for many American families.Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Bear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bear. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
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