bear (with)

verb

Definition of bear (with)next
as in to stand

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bear (with)
  1. stand
  2. tolerate
  3. suffer
  4. endure
  5. abide
  6. adopt
  7. espouse
  8. embrace
Verb
  • Villa’s recent warm-up defeat to Bayern Munich, though a 2-1 loss, will have offered a useful gauge of what facing elite opposition demands and should stand them in good stead for the level of intensity this game in Salzburg will require.
    — Dean Jones, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Amid tight security, Najib stood inside a cage wearing a prisoner’s uniform as the judge read the sentence.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of stand
Verb
  • Stern’s decisive response to the Malice at the Palace – the suspensions of the players as well as the punishments meted out to the fans – sent a clear message that such behavior would not be tolerated.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • People with digestive conditions that require a temporary low-fiber diet during flare-ups may also need to limit unhulled sesame seeds, since their fiber-rich outer hull can be difficult to tolerate.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of tolerate
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  • The east London side will start their first Championship campaign in 15 years against Burnley, who also suffered relegation from the Premier League in May.
    — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The passenger sitting in that seat was partially sucked out of the plane, suffering serious injuries, the NTSB said.
    — Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of suffer
Verb
  • Swaths of Europe are enduring their fifth heatwave of the year this week, with parts of Britain, France, Spain and Italy under extreme heat warnings.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Yet for Asian countries that endured Japanese imperial rule and expansion, Yasukuni remains a symbol of Japan’s militarism.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of endure
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  • This extended take, at times following the smooth ride through the streets and sometimes running ahead, morphs into a strange yet ominous slow-motion chase, revealing both the neighborhood’s geography and its abiding mentality.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Reiter noted one of the abiding principles of the twenty-first century military being used from Ukraine to Iran to any other modern theatre.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of abide
Verb
  • About one third of its customers had adopted that safeguard, which will now become mandatory by year’s end.
    — Soo Youn, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The pair — who adopted children Bella, 33, and Connor, 31 — originally met on the set of the 1990 film Days of Thunder.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of adopt
Verb
  • In these moments and others, HOTD has sometimes espoused a form of gender essentialism that suggests Rhaenyra and Alicent are both inherently kinder and better than the men around them.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • It is often espoused in this newsletter that virtually every starting pitcher in the major leagues is capable of the kind of excellence Bratt exhibited.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of espouse
Verb
  • Whether leaders ultimately embrace all of Ries' conclusions or not, his larger message deserves careful consideration.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • With its fourth chapter, Reacher goes full neo-noir, embracing the genre’s fatalistic, gloomy approach while staying true to its action roots.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of embrace
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“Bear (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bear%20%28with%29. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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