bum (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bum (out)
Verb
  • The Love Is Blind season 2 star revealed her happy news in an Instagram post on Tuesday, March 18, sharing photos of the romantic proposal, including the moment when her fiancé R. Limas got down on one knee.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
  • At the final bonfire in Episode 10, Lino got down on one knee and proposed, and Alexa happily accepted.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Designed for hiking, these overalls come fitted with UPF 50 sun protection and a water-resistant fabric that won’t leave you feeling weighed down by heavy material if you get caught in a surprise storm.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2025
  • China’s economy continues to be weighed down by weak consumer spending, uncertain employment outlook and a prolonged property sector downturn.
    John Liu, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Woke teachers' unions have infected classrooms with radical gender ideology, burdened teachers and staff with DEI policies, and deliberately excluded parents from notification and informed consent concerning the most intimate details of their children's lives.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
  • More than 63 percent of renters in Little Haiti are cost burdened.
    Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • If a recession follows, job losses and lower incomes could further depress spending and payment volumes.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The problem: Fluidity depresses the price-to-earnings multiple that investors are willing to pay for stocks.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Charles Leclerc qualified one spot ahead of Hamilton and finished the race eighth, but never had the pace to trouble the leaders on Sunday and spun before recovering to pass his teammate in the closing stages.
    Dan Cancian, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The podcast’s protagonists dare to courageously speak out what troubles them, making confessions and opening a door to take a glimpse into their world.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • According to Schwartz, the Sierra Nevada saw above-average snowfall over the previous two water years, so there’s no reason to worry about the slight drop in snowfall in 2025.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Rubio’s visit comes as leaders grow increasingly concerned about the quickly deteriorating security situation in Haiti, which threatens to spill over into the region, and several worrying U.S. policy shifts that stand to have negative effects on their vulnerable economies.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Maybe the two of them are held prisoner down there for a while, being tortured by Milchick (or whomever is brought in to replace him after two separate catastrophes have happened under his watch).
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Reyes Barrios, who marched in protests against the Maduro regime in February and March 2024, had been tortured by government officials.
    Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • We are saddened for the glory of Christ in this matter.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
  • President of the Southern University System, Dennis Shields, spoke at the press conference Friday and said he is saddened by the loss of Wilson’s life.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Bum (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bum%20%28out%29. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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