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bear the brunt

VERB
endure
Synonyms
STRONGEST
brave encounter experience face feel go through know ride out suffer sustain tolerate undergo weather withstand
STRONG
abide accustom allow brook countenance eat permit stand stick stomach support swallow take
WEAK
be patient with cope with grin and bear it hang in keep up live out live through meet with never say die put up with repress feelings resign oneself sit through stick it out subject to submit to take it take patiently
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disallow halt hide refuse reject retreat run away stop surrender yield
STRONG
deny disapprove hold keep maintain oppose resist
WEAK
discontinue
VERB
hang tough
Synonyms
WEAK
be patient with bear brave cope with face go through grin and bear it gut it out hang in hang in there keep up live out live through meet with never say die put up with ride out sit through stand stick in there stick it out stomach suffer swallow take take it tough it out weather withstand

Example Sentences

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“We bear the brunt of everything. This is really a layered tsunami of hurt.”

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

Families of those with dementia "bear the brunt" with little information or support, and people diagnosed with MND, whose life-expectancy is short, still face multiple assessments and means tests.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Consumers in the U.K. continue to bear the brunt of a cost-of-living crisis gripping the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Nearly 3.8 billion people could face extreme heat by 2050 and while tropical countries will bear the brunt cooler regions will also need to adapt, scientists said Monday.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

Walter had to bear the brunt of the cross-examination that Yutar had prepared for me.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela