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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
James gets blamed for a lot in the NBA today and will probably shoulder some blame for this, too.
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Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Manager Joe Espada recently suggested those numbers reflected in part the workload Altuve shouldered for a short-handed roster.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2026
In the first eight months of the year, consumers and businesses were shouldering 94 percent of the economic burden associated with tariffs.
—The Hill Staff, The Hill, 13 Feb. 2026
But the Dolphins will likely have to shoulder some of the financial responsibility, and might be asked to send assets to an interested team (draft picks or players) to sweeten any deal like the Houston Texans had to do to unload Brock Osweiler and his bloated contact in 2017.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
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Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Manager Joe Espada recently suggested those numbers reflected in part the workload Altuve shouldered for a short-handed roster.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2026
In the first eight months of the year, consumers and businesses were shouldering 94 percent of the economic burden associated with tariffs.
—The Hill Staff, The Hill, 13 Feb. 2026
But the Dolphins will likely have to shoulder some of the financial responsibility, and might be asked to send assets to an interested team (draft picks or players) to sweeten any deal like the Houston Texans had to do to unload Brock Osweiler and his bloated contact in 2017.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoulder
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Isaacman stated that while Boeing manufactured the troubled spacecraft, the ultimate responsibility lies with NASA for accepting a flawed vehicle and risking the lives of two astronauts.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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Many countries won’t accept vaccinated birds.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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As a deputy was putting crime scene tape up at the second shooting location, the suspect drove up and hit him, pushing the deputy about 40 feet, the sheriff's office said in a news release.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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The party’s flirtation with economic populism could serve to push away some of the remaining conservative doctors operating private practices.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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Many agencies confirmed figures with CNN directly, but when agencies did not respond, CNN used the most recent information available on their websites or other government websites and assumed five-day weeks when calculating the approximate number of training days.—
Blake Ellis,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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But equal time itself is narrower than many assume.—
Jay Caruso,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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Sale has thrived with the Braves after making nine trips to the disabled and injured lists with the Red Sox, mostly with shoulder and elbow ailments.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Cousins suffered shoulder and elbow injuries during a Week 10 loss to the Saints.—
Josh Kendall,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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The others were Oliver, who was born 1986, and Henry, born three years later.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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Kentridge coauthored a previous study on artifacts from the same period that bear similar markings, in which researchers attempted to decipher the meaning of the signs.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
25 Feb. 2026
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Its basic ingredients include tequila, lime juice (ideally freshly squeezed), orange liqueur like triple sec, and usually salt on the rim.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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Many are no doubt operating with the salary-cap space required to squeeze an extension for McDuffie into their budget.—
Sam McDowell
February 20,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2026
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Netflix’s funding for the building comes at an interesting time, given the charm offensive both the streamer and Paramount are undertaking across Europe in their battle to acquire Warner Bros.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2026
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Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Shoulder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoulder. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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