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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
Shoulder to shoulder with the greats.
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Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Jan. 2026
Public health experts interviewed by the AP said the policy could disproportionately affect women, who shoulder most responsibility for birth control in China.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
In states like Oregon, recent legislation has mandated that tech giants shoulder the costs of their energy demand.
—Nick Bowlin, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Yet Jones continued to shoulder blame afterward.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Dec. 2025
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Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Jan. 2026
Public health experts interviewed by the AP said the policy could disproportionately affect women, who shoulder most responsibility for birth control in China.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
In states like Oregon, recent legislation has mandated that tech giants shoulder the costs of their energy demand.
—Nick Bowlin, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Yet Jones continued to shoulder blame afterward.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoulder
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The restaurant is busy preparing for a big night of food and drinks, and is no longer accepting reservations due to high demand, instead going with a first-come-first-served policy.—
Victor Jacobo,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Unlike conventional recycling systems, the process accepts mixed plastic waste.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Persun says her community didn't push back against her shift into new content spaces, and in turn, her audience expanded.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
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Patrick Henry continued to push numbers forward and test the Islanders’ back line in the second half.—
Clark Fahrenthold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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Under such a rental structure, tenants are responsible for assuming their share of operating expenses, including property taxes, insurance and common area maintenance.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
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Aumann’s lawsuit says he was initially hired as a consultant to assist fundraising for the venture but was asked to assume the CEO title after a falling out with a previous leader.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Jan. 2026
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McLaughlin also said the younger Bazan elbowed an officer in the face as he was detained, which the teen denies.—
Nicole Foy,
ProPublica,
13 Jan. 2026
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The toy features elbow and wrist articulation, which allows for stimming and other gestures.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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One was born near my father’s hometown in Choctaw County, Alabama, and ended up in the Delta, just as my father briefly did.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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Morgan Geekie, who had welcomed a baby boy named Max on Saturday with his wife Emma, was playing with that energy that often comes to players who’ve just had children born.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
14 Jan. 2026
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The Panthers squeezed a few end-of-career seasons out of guys such as Dino Ciccarelli and Igor Larionov.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Instead, 2026 is about building both stylish and sensible outfits that can take you from the airport to the streets with maximum versatility without ever squeezing into tight, form-fitting fabric.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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Kate Middleton undertook her first royal engagement of 2026 on January 8, which also doubled as her first joint appearance with her husband, Prince William.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
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From 2016 to 2019, MCR Hotels undertook the project of restoring the historic building into an homage to the era that’s part-hotel, part-museum.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Shoulder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoulder. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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