BRING TO BEAR Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

bring to bear

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Definition of bring to bear

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to put into action or service The group brought all their strength to bear in trying to remove the car from the mud.

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make use of

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The company made use of burgeoning microneedle patch technology, placing the microneedles in select designs like stars and hearts on the patch, and embedding pigments in the miniscule needles.

— Avery Stone, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
In the mountains, Verstaen made use of the DS's regenerative braking to feed some energy back into the battery, while a steady pace along more open coastal stretches helped limit consumption.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026

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