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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
Yet bond traders in recent weeks also cited the prospect of inflationary trade policies under President-elect Donald Trump, who takes office next week, as a reason to be bearish.
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Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 15 Jan. 2025
Bitcoin prices declined on Monday, January 13, dropping to less than $90,000 and reaching their lowest level in several weeks as multiple factors contributed to bearish activity.
—Charles Lloyd Bovaird Ii, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Morgan Stanley is also bearish on Chinese shares given deflationary pressures and rising geopolitical tensions.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune Asia, 9 Jan. 2025
As is, the reasons to be bearish on Verlander could be a lot scarier.
—Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 15 Jan. 2025
Bitcoin prices declined on Monday, January 13, dropping to less than $90,000 and reaching their lowest level in several weeks as multiple factors contributed to bearish activity.
—Charles Lloyd Bovaird Ii, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Morgan Stanley is also bearish on Chinese shares given deflationary pressures and rising geopolitical tensions.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune Asia, 9 Jan. 2025
As is, the reasons to be bearish on Verlander could be a lot scarier.
—Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bearish
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Limit Media Exposure Without Putting Your Head in the Sand Staying informed is essential for leaders, but constantly consuming the news can leave you feeling overwhelmed and hopeless.—
Amy Blankson,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Collette plays Muriel, who escapes from her hopeless life via her devoted fandom to the Swedish supergroup.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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By the end, Liverpool’s players seemed tired and Klopp was irritable, clearly in need of a rest.—
Simon Hughes,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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The trio’s sixth record is charmingly irritable in both of its moods: hopped up on fluffy coffee while cracking baseball jokes, or dragging out downbeats and lamenting power structures to goad listeners with mounting anticipation.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
4 Dec. 2024
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And the video was a next-gen, next level piece of moviemaking, a cinema verité of the raping of the American farm, a vast, cynical travesty played out in broad daylight in Reagan’s twisted America.—
SPIN Editors,
SPIN,
21 Jan. 2025
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Ironically, Voyager dramatically improved with what could be a cynical casting stunt: adding the alluring Jeri Ryan (constantly wearing a catsuit, no less).—
Chris Snellgrove,
EW.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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The return of Donald Trump is readily evident today with reporters once again waking up to an angry presidential social media post, this time over a moment that went viral.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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Trump refused to accept Biden's victory in the 2020 election and his animosity toward Biden culminated in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot, during which mobs of angry Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol after Trump urged them to stop Congress from certifying Biden's electoral victory.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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The pessimistic case Even those within the AI industry acknowledged that businesses were struggling to make use of the technology, especially beyond areas such as coding, marketing and customer service.—
Ina Fried,
Axios,
27 Jan. 2025
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Those who make up the MAGA base tend to be pessimistic about America and look longingly back to a country that was friendlier to their outlook.—
Daniel Foster,
National Review,
23 Jan. 2025
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Everyone within her radius bears the germophobe’s wrath, with the only one who can occasionally pierce through her bilious anger being her upbeat hair-stylist sister Chantal (Michelle Austin), a mother of two vibrant daughters.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
10 Jan. 2025
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The piece ran under an illustration of a black spatula dripping sinister goblets of melting plastic, against a background of bilious green.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Dec. 2024
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That may only trigger the negative tipping processes.—
Andy Extance,
Scientific American,
23 Jan. 2025
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Layering tragedy atop tragedy One of the immediate negative effects of the Marshall Fire was substantial price gouging, which further compounded issues for affected renters such as Christina Eisert.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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The offensive line, in Monken’s estimation, is the most talented and possibly most ornery unit he’s had at West Point, all the way down to wrestling each other to settle arguments about who’s tougher.—
Brian Hamilton,
The Athletic,
21 Nov. 2024
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They’re led by John Dutton III, an ornery character who nevertheless carries the kind of gravitas that only a veteran movie star like Kevin Costner can bring.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
18 Nov. 2024
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