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as in to accept
to take to or upon oneself
agreed to shoulder the burden of caring for their elderly father
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Recent Examples of shoulder
Likewise, scholars Zhou and Lee identify similar struggles among Asian Americans shouldering the weight of these social comparisons.
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Stephen Chen, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2026
Later in the period, Dickson would get more space after shouldering a defender off and buried it into the opposite side top corner to extend the lead to 2-0.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
Shoppers that have shouldered the economic burden of the tariffs have no statutory course of action in the Court of International Trade (CIT) to get their money back.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 13 Mar. 2026
Review a group expense carefully to ensure the team is shouldering expenses equally.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
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Stephen Chen, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2026
Later in the period, Dickson would get more space after shouldering a defender off and buried it into the opposite side top corner to extend the lead to 2-0.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
Shoppers that have shouldered the economic burden of the tariffs have no statutory course of action in the Court of International Trade (CIT) to get their money back.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 13 Mar. 2026
Review a group expense carefully to ensure the team is shouldering expenses equally.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoulder
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At their Tuesday meeting, council will weigh the resolution accepting the petition's withdrawal, greenlighting the development of that annexation policy, and putting a stay on future annexation applications.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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That’s due to an Oklahoma law that requires anyone who accepts such an appointment to sign a pledge not to run for the post in the next election.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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The Knicks were able to close the gap behind 17 first-quarter points from Brunson but Charlotte took command late in the second quarter and pushed the lead to 10 at halftime with a series of 3s from Knueppel, Ball and Miller.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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That pushed him over the threshold of 250 made 3-pointers this season, making Knueppel the lone player in NBA history age 22 or younger to connect on that many.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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Gentry has served Charlotte since 1991 and assumed official leadership of the airport in 2021.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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As explained by the bank earlier in the week, its commodities strategists expect Brent crude to average $105 in March, spike to $115 in April, and then gradually retreat to $80 in the fourth quarter, assuming flows through the Strait of Hormuz remain severely disrupted for roughly six weeks.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
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After seemingly being a lock to be a first-round pick with his play during the first half of the season, Simpson’s play tailed off towards the end of last season after dealing with a lower back issue, gastritis, and elbow bursitis.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Jokic elbowed into the pantheon of greatness with three MVPs, joining Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Russell, and Shaquille O’Neal among the top centers to ever roam the earth.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
25 Mar. 2026
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The second round will go out on April 15 to those born between the 11th and 20th of a month, and the third round will follow on April 22 to those born on or after the 21st of a month.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Mar. 2026
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He was born in Stuttgart, an automotive hub in southwest Germany, the son of a Turkish immigrant with a job at Porsche who spent his weekends DJing.—
Sam Davies,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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The three of us squeezed into our bedroom closet and huddled over my phone.—
Amanda Peet,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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Oil prices would continue to soar, while fertilizer, generic drugs, helium and other products dependent on the strait would grow scarce, squeezing the American economy and world economy alike.—
Nicholas D. Kristof,
Mercury News,
21 Mar. 2026
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The road was dug up as part of pre-monsoon preparations undertaken by the city’s municipal authorities.—
Taran Khan,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Shoulder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoulder. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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