Bear and Come upon

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Bear verb - To bring forth from the womb.

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Come upon and bear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Come upon" instead a verb "Bear".

Nearby Words: bearing, bearish, bearer, bearskin, beared

Come upon verb - Find unexpectedly.

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Bear and come upon are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bear" instead a verb "Come upon".

In Secret Histories, the first book of the young Repairman Jack series, Jack and Weezy come upon a set of bear traps illegally set in the Pine Barrens, and they spring them with sticks before tossing the traps into a nearby pond.

Source: Bear Trap

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