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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
But many analysts remain decidedly bearish about their trajectory over the next couple of years, with far-reaching implications for the US economy and foreign policy.
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Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 3 June 2025
Before the end of July, a deeper pullback is likely as the bearish sentiment is still quite high.
—Tom Aspray, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Meanwhile, Bank of America strategists also remain bearish on European equities.
—Chloe Taylor,ganesh Rao, CNBC, 29 June 2025
Wall Street prognosticators have been bearish on stocks in 2025 because of one overarching theme: uncertainty.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 June 2025
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Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 3 June 2025
Before the end of July, a deeper pullback is likely as the bearish sentiment is still quite high.
—Tom Aspray, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Meanwhile, Bank of America strategists also remain bearish on European equities.
—Chloe Taylor,ganesh Rao, CNBC, 29 June 2025
Wall Street prognosticators have been bearish on stocks in 2025 because of one overarching theme: uncertainty.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bearish
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In a time when the suffering and seemingly hopeless prospects of America’s poor are known to all who have eyes to see, the only fig leaf available to hide the obscenity of this bill is the old partisan charge of waste, fraud and abuse.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
6 July 2025
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Valentine, Texas, stamps 10,000+ love letters each year For more than three decades, the small-town Valentine Post Office — also known as the Love Station — has processed thousands of love letters from hopeless romantics around the world.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Determined to make a clean SPF, Brown says a chemical formula was out of the question (chemical sunscreens are often thought to be unsafe for the coral reef and irritable to sensitive skin types).—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
9 July 2025
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In my own experience, poor sleep has frequently been the reason behind feeling tired and irritable.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
8 July 2025
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The cynical view would be that Trump is looking for a reason to have federal troops join ICE in rounding up undocumented immigrants that Mamdani tries to protect, and to arrest local officials who get in their way.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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There is a certain business logic to that; from a cynical perspective, if a £10million investment fails to live up to expectations, the financial downside for the buying club is relatively small — and in many cases, he will be sold to somewhere lower down the sport’s food chain.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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Most of the time, Superman is depressed or angry or getting beat to a pulp or having cans thrown at him or getting arrested.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Others were frustrated—some even outright angry—that the Commission fell short of declaring all forms of obesity a disease and instead recommended a more nuanced clinical diagnosis.—
Francesco Rubino,
Time,
9 July 2025
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Tennesseans are generally, and understandably, pessimistic.—
Andrea Williams,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Just 19 per cent are optimistic about the wider UK economy over the next year, versus 63 per cent who are pessimistic – even though 69 per cent remain upbeat about their own firms.—
Philip Salter,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Even though his bloodwork looked normal six months previously, sudden onset or acute renal failure can happen in an old dog for no apparent reason other than age and result in bilious vomiting.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
8 June 2025
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Under Nézet-Séguin, the musicians do the job spectacularly, releasing all those bilious harmonies and seething rhythms in an unbroken two-hour spasm of excitement.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2025
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Kotsay said Wilson has a left wrist contusion, but that X-rays returned negative and that Wilson would be day-to-day.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
10 July 2025
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Another client taught me to rub Epsom salts under my armpits and feet to remove the day’s negative energy.—
Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton,
Denver Post,
10 July 2025
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That is, until an ornery cow named Daisy kicks over a lantern and ignites a fire that quickly engulfs the Windy City.—
EW Staff Published,
EW.com,
3 July 2025
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The outcome is a fire ant that has the strength and ornery disposition of the fiercer red fire ant with the better tolerance of colder temperatures found in black fire ants.—
Gareth McGrath,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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“Bearish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bearish. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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