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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No two rooms are exactly alike, although all make use of a similar restrained coastal aesthetic of blues, grays, and whites.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
Both operations, particularly the one in Russia, made use of the chatbot to draft internal reports.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2026

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