Lower and Sheer

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Lower verb - To cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally.

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Sheer and lower are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sheer" instead a verb "Lower".

Nearby Words: lowered, lowering, lowermost, lowercase

Sheer verb - To change one's course or direction.

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Lower and sheer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lower" instead a verb "Sheer".

Nearby Words: sheered, sheering

Inverted in "Butterfly Winter" where the sheer number of bomblets needing to be dealt with requires even the lower ranks to be given basic training to help in disposing them.

Source: Series / Danger: UXB
Stronger pirates can have lower bounties for the sheer fact that they either don't act, or are never caught in the act.

Source: Almighty Janitor
And in a much lower-key (for Gurren-Lagann) example, Nia hung on for a week after every other Anti-Spiral construct's Critical Existence Failure, on sheer willpower.

Source: Normally, I Would Be Dead Now

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