1
as in blames
the state of being held as the cause of something that needs to be set right
responsibility for the accident lies with the driver who was speeding
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as in duties
something one must do because of prior agreement
I had the responsibility of closing up the shop at night
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Recent Examples of responsibilities
The framework separated responsibilities into executive-level roles for oversight and escalation of risks, and program-level roles for daily management.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
For England, this means setting firm rules for exchanges, lenders and token issuers, and defining exactly how the FCA, Bank of England and Payment Systems Regulator divide responsibilities.
—Ozan Ozerk, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
This could manifest in delays or miscommunication around contracts and paperwork, or the struggle to balance responsibilities with personal boundaries.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
But with rights come responsibilities, especially for those who hold positions of public trust and leadership.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Once selected, the independent monitor and their team will serve under a one-year contract, renewable annually for up to five years — or until Louisville Metro assumes self-reporting responsibilities under the Community Commitment agreement, whichever comes first.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Sep. 2025
Parents who have no one else who can drop off and pick up their kids from school, for instance, need at least more flexibility in work hours and time off than employees who don’t have these responsibilities.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 10 Sep. 2025
In the meantime, Oliver returns the ledger to Randall, who seems particularly overwhelmed by his newfound responsibilities.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
To achieve peak performance, organizations must establish crystal-clear roles and responsibilities.
—Anjai Lal, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
For England, this means setting firm rules for exchanges, lenders and token issuers, and defining exactly how the FCA, Bank of England and Payment Systems Regulator divide responsibilities.
—Ozan Ozerk, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
This could manifest in delays or miscommunication around contracts and paperwork, or the struggle to balance responsibilities with personal boundaries.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
But with rights come responsibilities, especially for those who hold positions of public trust and leadership.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Once selected, the independent monitor and their team will serve under a one-year contract, renewable annually for up to five years — or until Louisville Metro assumes self-reporting responsibilities under the Community Commitment agreement, whichever comes first.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Sep. 2025
Parents who have no one else who can drop off and pick up their kids from school, for instance, need at least more flexibility in work hours and time off than employees who don’t have these responsibilities.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 10 Sep. 2025
In the meantime, Oliver returns the ledger to Randall, who seems particularly overwhelmed by his newfound responsibilities.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
To achieve peak performance, organizations must establish crystal-clear roles and responsibilities.
—Anjai Lal, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for responsibilities
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Leaders have since reached an agreement to de-escalate tensions, temporarily lowering the duties to 30% on the United States’ side and 10% on China’s part.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
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Other than writing games and chuffa, one of the duties of the writers was to serve as a sherpa for the different comedian guests who’d come on.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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Tricolor’s filing said that its liabilities range between $1 billion and $10 billion, but also listed assets in the same range.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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The agreement encompasses billions in cash and stock, in addition to SpaceX taking on some of EchoStar’s debt liabilities.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The software giant has repeatedly encountered shortages in AI computing, exacerbated by its obligations to supply OpenAI.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The higher wages still allow people to keep up with obligations and build stronger credit profiles.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Global South's innovation ecosystem shows us that technology can emerge from and serve local needs.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Given City’s soft centre has come from a failure to cope with counter-attacks and a lack of pace to defend in a high line, Khusanov may just be the blunt force antidote Guardiola needs.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Traditional approaches focus on financial engineering such as negotiating discounts for long-term commitments, or on observability tools that track who is running what.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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This might look like prolonged dependence on parents for housing and finances, difficulty committing to work or education, avoidance of romantic or social commitments or a general inertia around planning for the future.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Responsibilities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/responsibilities. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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