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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
Instead of meeting the moment, Sacramento is once again dodging responsibility and deflecting blame, all while California families are asked to shoulder the consequences of the Legislature’s mismanagement of their taxpayer dollars.
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Diane Dixon, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
The proposal to underground the transmission line would force them to shoulder over half a billion dollars in additional costs, with no tangible benefit to reliability, safety, or performance.
—Barry Lee Cohen, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2025
The investment in staging a race is significant thanks to construction and safety costs; they are largely shouldered by local promoters, who can be hard to find.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2025
The closure of Dunnigan Fire Protection District would prompt changes to response times, service costs shouldered by residents and societal changes by replacing local firefighters.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025
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Diane Dixon, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
The proposal to underground the transmission line would force them to shoulder over half a billion dollars in additional costs, with no tangible benefit to reliability, safety, or performance.
—Barry Lee Cohen, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2025
The investment in staging a race is significant thanks to construction and safety costs; they are largely shouldered by local promoters, who can be hard to find.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2025
The closure of Dunnigan Fire Protection District would prompt changes to response times, service costs shouldered by residents and societal changes by replacing local firefighters.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoulder
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The 45-year-old accepted a wild card to the Mubadala Citi Open in Washington, D.C. Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh hit a pair of home runs last night to bring his season total to 38, one shy of Barry Bonds’ 2001 record for homers before the All-Star break.—
Alex Kirshner,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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The bank could accept up to $5 billion during a fiscal year for the loans, loan guarantees, and bonds for eligible projects.—
Molly Gibbs,
Sacbee.com,
11 July 2025
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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,
14 July 2025
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The president has moved aggressively by pushing legal boundaries and testing the limits of executive power.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
14 July 2025
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President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act – assuming the version Senate Republicans passed on Tuesday becomes law–would cut the legs out from under the renewable energy industry.—
Christopher Helman,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk has assumed oversight of Tesla Inc.’s sales in Europe and the U.S. following the departure of longtime deputy Omead Afshar, people familiar with the matter said.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
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The streets were elbow to elbow, and workers said that by the end of the night, nearly every food truck had sold out.—
Brady Williams,
The Enquirer,
3 July 2025
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Termites have a thicker body and antennae that are not elbowed.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
30 June 2025
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The deadly floods in Texas hit close to home for Selena Gomez, who was born and raised in the Lone Star State, and spoke out about the disaster on Instagram.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
11 July 2025
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The ebbs and flows of the NAACP While the issue of racial equality may still be relevant, some things have changed since 1909 when the NAACP was born.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 July 2025
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Marlene alleged her son grabbed and started to squeeze her throat.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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Kalvin Phillips squeezes a pass through the gap and into Omari Hutchinson, taking three Forest players out of the game.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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The league keeps a log of the number of sprints undertaken by each player in the division, and Elanga also ranked highly in that table last season — seventh with 730.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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In the plot, Sister Cecilia, the main character played by Elba Escobar, undertakes an ethical journey after a girl dies in her arms as a result of being brutally assaulted.—
Maité Hernández-Lorenzo Artburst Miami,
Miami Herald,
8 July 2025
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“Shoulder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoulder. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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