bears (with)

verb

present tense third-person singular of bear (with)
as in stands

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  1. stands
  2. endures
  3. suffers
  4. abides
  5. tolerates
  6. adopts
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  • It was fought on the very ground where the Savannah History Museum now stands.
    — Amy Galo, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • Camp Meeker Cabin stands as a thoughtful retreat that brings mountain living back to its essentials.
    — Bridget Borgobello July 03, New Atlas, 4 July 2026
Definition of stands
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  • This endures, despite the equally entrenched Hottentot Venus trope of the hypersexualized Black female.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
  • Times change and empires crumble, yet the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest endures.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of endures
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  • France suffers from persistent prison overcrowding and worsening detention conditions, according to the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026
  • Teams can clip plays and submit them for review, but multiple sources told The Athletic that the system suffers from delays and produces little noticeable improvement from game to game.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of suffers
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  • This is all good news, and the schedule abides to varying degrees, with the Guardians, White Sox and Astros coming up.
    — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 9 June 2026
  • But the feeling abides that something has fundamentally changed.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026
Definition of abides
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  • Our constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens.
    — Tom Campbell, Oc Register, 4 July 2026
  • This fuss-free group of plants tolerates challenging growing conditions, including heat, drought, and humidity and the gorgeous foliage is unbothered by deer and rabbits.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
Definition of tolerates
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  • As an organization adopts agentic workflows, this is becoming especially true.
    — Greg Pavlik, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • In 1986, Foxx returned to television to headline The Redd Foxx Show, playing Al Hughes, a NYC newsstand owner who adopts a teenage girl (Pamela Adlon), but the series only lasted 13 episodes.
    — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026
Definition of adopts
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