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bore down

VERB

close in on

Synonyms

WEAK

advance on approach converge on near press weigh down

Example Sentences

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Rescue work was suspended and preemptive evacuations began Saturday as Typhoon Fung-wong bore down on the Philippines, days after another storm killed at least 204 people.

From Barron's • Nov. 8, 2025

Branches from falling trees and what looked like pieces of metal from the edge of a building flew along empty roads on Wednesday as typhoon Ragasa bore down.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025

Not much later, the flames leapt Highway 101 and its six lanes and bore down on Coffey Park.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2025

Melisa Swearingen woke up early on Sunday morning as a tornado bore down on her home in the northwestern corner of Arkansas.

From New York Times • May 27, 2024

I really bore down on it when I told Papa about that hundred dollar monkey.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls