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as in blame
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 obligation
something one must do because of prior agreement
I had the responsibility of closing up the shop at night
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as in reliability
worthiness as the recipient of another's trust or confidence
the newspaper publisher should hire kids of greater responsibility to deliver its papers
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Recent Examples of responsibility
Newsom's office previously provided a statement to Fox News Digital, deferring responsibility for the situation to the CIF, CDE and state legislature.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
The Facebook post has been viewed more than 140,000 times, touching off hundreds of comments over driver responsibility and technology.
—David R. Smith, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Other significant experiences include five years at Fila Sport (HDP Group) as head of international business development, before joining the Armani Group in 2003, taking on roles of increasing responsibility both at the Milan headquarters and in foreign branches.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
Superintendent performance monitoring as well as hiring are school board responsibilities; superintendent management maps to the district vision and community values as well.
—Pioneer Press Elections Team, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
The Facebook post has been viewed more than 140,000 times, touching off hundreds of comments over driver responsibility and technology.
—David R. Smith, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Other significant experiences include five years at Fila Sport (HDP Group) as head of international business development, before joining the Armani Group in 2003, taking on roles of increasing responsibility both at the Milan headquarters and in foreign branches.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
Superintendent performance monitoring as well as hiring are school board responsibilities; superintendent management maps to the district vision and community values as well.
—Pioneer Press Elections Team, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for responsibility
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Miller argues that universities are breeding grounds for ideological intolerance, laying blame on Marxist ideas.—
Mitch Picasso , Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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When asked about his final interception, Beck appeared to place blame on a teammate for running the wrong route, rather than taking full responsibility himself.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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In generic financial crises, that often appear quite suddenly, many individuals, businesses or governments cannot meet their financial obligations, whether payments of interest or principal on loans or simply paying for goods purchased or even wages due.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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Casting is clearly a challenge for Panahi’s movies, which are shot without permits in direct violation of the law (bypassing the obligation to submit his scripts to the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance for approval).—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
18 Oct. 2025
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Brand equity and relevance need to be fed over time, as they are considered notions of quality and reliability by clients, informing their purchasing choices.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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The businesses surviving today are those making hard decisions now—about sourcing, shipping, and paying for reliability.—
Vitalii Savryha,
Sourcing Journal,
21 Oct. 2025
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Some of the 12 players who were away on international duty returned to training yesterday.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Perozek already held that title, but after Lisa Thompson resigned as executive editor in July the job description of managing editor was rewritten to include duties that previously had been the executive editor's.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
16 Oct. 2025
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By deploying solvers on scalable cloud platforms, firms avoid the need for expensive local hardware, lowering barriers for CAE adoption among businesses.—
Ni Tao,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Oct. 2025
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For all its limitations, mediocrity is immeasurably superior to ceaseless ambition, the need always for superlative achievement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Let this take some of the burden off of you.—
Kat McGowan,
NPR,
18 Oct. 2025
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The cost burden is pushed instead to families, who often find the prospects too pricey.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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Uninhibited by the European commitments of their rivals following last season’s dreary eighth-place finish, Massimiliano Allegri has wasted no time moulding the Rossoneri into a stubborn outfit that sit within two points of the summit after a 0-0 draw at Juventus before the international break.—
Jack Bantock,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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This transition reflects our commitment to evolving with those changes and ensuring UNC Charlotte remains competitive and sustainable.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Responsibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/responsibility. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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