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as in hopeless
emphasizing or expecting the worst
some studio execs are bearish about this summer's box office
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as in irritable
having or showing a habitually bad temper
a bearish recluse who ordered everyone to stay off his property
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Recent Examples of bearish
The long-term trend has been bearish with the cycles showing bearish sub-trends.
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Clem Chambers, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
The most bearish news has come from SLF's own internals, which has Rogers down by 8 percentage points this month, as Politico reported.
—Stef W. Kight, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
With the day’s opening and close both being higher and lower than the prior session’s, this created a bearish engulfing pattern.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
The recoveries are sharp verticals, which in a trend like this can be seen as bearish, too.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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Clem Chambers, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
The most bearish news has come from SLF's own internals, which has Rogers down by 8 percentage points this month, as Politico reported.
—Stef W. Kight, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
With the day’s opening and close both being higher and lower than the prior session’s, this created a bearish engulfing pattern.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
The recoveries are sharp verticals, which in a trend like this can be seen as bearish, too.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bearish
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Anyone trying to stand in the technology’s way is as hopeless as the manual weavers who resisted the mechanical looms in the early 19th century.Nir Eisikovits, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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Gen Zers have been described as hopeless, creative, weird, intelligent, and more.John Rau, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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On Monday, after Rodgers and former head coach Robert Saleh had spent several months bickering over topics such as unexcused absences and cadence, the irritable quarterback won out again.Rob Reischel, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Within a couple of weeks of wearing the buds, my ears stopped having the irritable side effects.Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 3 Oct. 2024
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Even at our most politically cynical, Americans would probably not want to have a king.Jack Butler, National Review, 5 Nov. 2024
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Crystal’s Harry is a divorced lawyer with a cynical side that was based in part on Reiner, now 77, while Ryan’s Sally was based in part on Ephron.Victoria Edel, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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However, what violent extremists perceive as a tacit nod of approval — based on Trump’s own violent rhetoric — could lead to a surge in domestic terrorism in a country that remains anxious, angry and well-armed.Colin P. Clarke, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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But his future was in question after the party suffered its worst election defeat in more than a decade, losing support from voters angry about corruption scandals and the rising cost of living.Arata Yamamoto, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
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However, in the country’s struggling manufacturing sector, businesses were less pessimistic about the future but viewed their current situation as markedly worse, noting a lack of new orders.Jenni Reid, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
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Voters are pessimistic about the economy and the country Overall, voters remain pessimistic about the state of the economy and the general direction of the country.Steve Peoples, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
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Not altogether surprising because the proliferation of guns and incendiary political rhetoric over the past few decades — and especially the last few bilious years — made the shooting at a Trump rally in Butler, Pa., seemingly just a matter of time.Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2024
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The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) Rampant exposure to this movie on cable suggests that Scorsese’s bilious portrait of Jordan Belfort may soon join GoodFellas as one of the director’s most intensely rewatchable efforts.Will Leitch, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
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While the company has historically traded at negative or triple-digit price-to-earnings ratios, its valuation metrics are improving.Trefis Team, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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In 2023, more than one-third of hospitals in the United States had negative operating margins, while the top-earning hospitals had margins above 30%.Maya Goldman, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Chargers defense is physical with an ornery disposition.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2024
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Chief among them – though this lead, like every other character, goes nameless – is an ornery sort played by Mastandrea himself.Ben Croll, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Bearish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bearish. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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