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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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It forecasts that the NHS will bear the brunt of the financial burden – £200,000 in the first year of the legislation, rising to as much as £342,973 after 20 years.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

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

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

Analysts at TD Cowen said in a recent note that they expect importers and exporters to bear the brunt of conflict-related shipping delays and cost increases in the form of fees and surcharges.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Those farmers bear the brunt of soaring costs.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 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