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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
Small businesses and their employees cannot continue to shoulder this growing cost burden.
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Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Current students are allowed to continue under the old loan structure, which conservatives have criticized for padding private universities' bottom lines and shouldering students with ballooning debt loads.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Goldman’s latest report, published on Sunday, maintains that while U.S. businesses have so far shouldered most of the financial pain from tariffs, the share picked up by everyday Americans is set to rise sharply.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
Conversely, failure to address pricing inequities will keep U.S. consumers shouldering disproportionate costs, fueling political pressure for heavy-handed solutions.
—Rita Numerof, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Current students are allowed to continue under the old loan structure, which conservatives have criticized for padding private universities' bottom lines and shouldering students with ballooning debt loads.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Goldman’s latest report, published on Sunday, maintains that while U.S. businesses have so far shouldered most of the financial pain from tariffs, the share picked up by everyday Americans is set to rise sharply.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
Conversely, failure to address pricing inequities will keep U.S. consumers shouldering disproportionate costs, fueling political pressure for heavy-handed solutions.
—Rita Numerof, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoulder
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Hecker said the case should be dismissed and that Abrego Garcia is being coerced into accepting a guilty plea by the prospect of being indefinitely detained in a country halfway across the world, where his safety and liberty would be at threat.—
Evan Mealins,
The Tennessean,
30 Aug. 2025
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Not providing the original provenance document is considered unusual in the art world but the objects were accepted regardless, court filings show.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
30 Aug. 2025
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Over the past two years, unions in aerospace, construction, airline and rail sectors have pushed employers for higher pay, improved conditions and better benefits amid a tight labor market.—
Nathan Gomes,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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During the monsoon, the monsoonal ridge will push up into the Four Corners region, summoning moisture to the region below, but Arizona has been stuck in a dry, atmospheric pattern, with most of the activity limited to the far southeastern part of the state and New Mexico.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Probably safe to assume Leto’s DAMAGED take on the Joker won’t be reappearing in the DCU.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
22 Aug. 2025
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Armadillos are often assumed to be a critter of the wild west, but they can actually be found in several places across the United States, including Indiana.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
22 Aug. 2025
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Self-help guru Mel Robbins has elbowed her way into the upper ranks, while a clutch of conspiratorial right-wing pundits like Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson have amassed the audience and the clout to rival O.G. Ben Shapiro.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
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The teen fought back, elbowing Lowery and yelling for help.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Aug. 2025
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Burbank was born Billy Purser, in July 1941 in Memphis, Tennessee.—
Dave Clark,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
28 Aug. 2025
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How old is Taylor Swift? Kelce was born Oct. 5, 1989 (that year sound familiar?), making the 35-year-old a Libra.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
28 Aug. 2025
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They have been squeezed at both ends: preparation curtailed by a post-season Club World Cup, but also a transfer deadline that caused deep uncertainty over the future of several players, as well as the size of squad Guardiola will have to manage.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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Rinse the butter by kneading it and squeezing it in the ice bath.—
Elizabeth Karmel,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Any efforts to change a corporate brand should not be undertaken without asking several key questions.—
Edward Segal,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Coroners undertook a campaign last year to open a forensic center in eastern Idaho, as a kind of co-op with several remote, rural counties.—
Audrey Dutton,
ProPublica,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Shoulder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoulder. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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