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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
Steyer shouldered 63% of that total sum.
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Juhi Doshi, ABC News, 9 June 2026
Johnson stood shoulder to shoulder with Bears President and CEO Kevin Warren at the lakefront stadium announcement, embracing the proposal and declaring Chicago the best home for the franchise.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
Almost immediately, these two have been joined at the hip and have shouldered much of the talk of the Canadiens’ bright future that began one year later when the franchise plummeted to the bottom of the standings and began a rebuild under Jeff Gorton and Kent Hughes.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 5 June 2026
The 29-year-old has pulled back on outings with her friends to conserve savings and relies on her boyfriend to shoulder housing costs.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 June 2026
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Juhi Doshi, ABC News, 9 June 2026
Johnson stood shoulder to shoulder with Bears President and CEO Kevin Warren at the lakefront stadium announcement, embracing the proposal and declaring Chicago the best home for the franchise.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
Almost immediately, these two have been joined at the hip and have shouldered much of the talk of the Canadiens’ bright future that began one year later when the franchise plummeted to the bottom of the standings and began a rebuild under Jeff Gorton and Kent Hughes.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 5 June 2026
The 29-year-old has pulled back on outings with her friends to conserve savings and relies on her boyfriend to shoulder housing costs.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoulder
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Multiple figures within the sport have alleged, under oath, that members of FIFA accepted bribes in exchange for giving the World Cup to Qatar, a nation that has also been accused of facilitating human rights abuses of the migrant workers who built the country’s stadiums.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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The suspects -- described as boys about 14 and 11 years old -- then went up to the kids and asked if Apple Pay was accepted, police said.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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As the crew invades his space and a volatile director (Pyper-Ferguson) pushes him to his limits the line between Levi and his character dissolves.—
William Earl,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 June 2026
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The most common mistake is building the orchestrator first and assuming specialists will materialize later.—
Praveen Satyanarayana,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Democrats are refusing to agree to an extension as long as Pulte is set to assume the role.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Mitchell Robinson elbowed Wembanyama in the first quarter, with the big man getting a flagrant.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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The crash left his arm shattered and elbow dislocated, now his family is trying to raise awareness about the dangers of e-bikes on public walkways.—
Mike Sullivan,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Mike and Samantha Tiburtini didn’t start looking until about a month after their son Ellis was born in May 2022.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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Refracted through the lens of the 2018 killing of one of Clemmons’s few Black peers in tony Swarthmore public schools, the essay reflects on the consequences of systemic disinvestment in Chester, the nearby majority-Black city where Robbie was born, taught, and died.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Profits are squeezed because of the RAM crisis and Samsung has responded with price increases and weaker deals.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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SpaceX argues that orbital data centers sidestep the land, water and power grid constraints squeezing terrestrial AI.—
Chris Stokel-Walker,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
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My intention in undertaking such a capacious view of Black maternal separation is not to find new ways to highlight the wounds of Black mothers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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Top 10 Father’s Day gifts for 2026 This wearable Bluetooth speaker is an awesome gift for any dad who frequently undertakes DIY projects.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
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“Shoulder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoulder. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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