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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
That’s a lot to land on a man who just had shoulder surgery.
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Alysia Reiner,
Flow Space,
18 June 2026
Regardless of who is playing quarterback come September, the Vikings need the run game to prevent the quarterback from shouldering too much of the load.
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Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
On Monday afternoon, crowds mostly made up of Argentine fans packed shoulder to shoulder in streetcars and scooted down the road to the FIFA Fan Fest.
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Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
Yet few took advantage of them, and, in fact, many Amerco workers seemed to gravitate toward shouldering ever more work.
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Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for shoulder
Alysia Reiner,
Flow Space,
18 June 2026
Regardless of who is playing quarterback come September, the Vikings need the run game to prevent the quarterback from shouldering too much of the load.
—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
On Monday afternoon, crowds mostly made up of Argentine fans packed shoulder to shoulder in streetcars and scooted down the road to the FIFA Fan Fest.
—
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
Yet few took advantage of them, and, in fact, many Amerco workers seemed to gravitate toward shouldering ever more work.
—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoulder
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Not ready to accept a blowout loss, Bosnia and Herzegovina's Ermin Mahmić lands one in the net in stoppage time!
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The United States entered the conflict seeking to eliminate Iran’s leverage, constrain its regional influence, and force it to accept strict limits on its nuclear program.
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The contrast between bright snowfields and deep shadows has always pushed displays to their limits, but on the G6, viewers can finally see the deep, rich blacks that the filmmakers originally intended.
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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.
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Prioritize safety, stay impeccably informed, and assume responsibility to shield lives and property.
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And perhaps more to the point, the genome might not submit to the kind of straightforward input-output approach that such AI models ultimately assume.
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Identifying Termites Subterranean termites have thicker bodies than carpenter ants, no waistline, and their antennae are not elbowed.
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On opening night in Seattle, Golden State forward Cecilia Zandalasini suffered her first concussion when elbowed by the Storm’s Zia Cooke.
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Researchers identified large carbon-bearing molecules inside two mudstone samples collected in Jezero Crater, an area believed to have hosted a lake billions of years ago.
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Velma Morse was born and currently lives in Mosier Valley.
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Blend roasted red peppers with V8, and add Worcestershire sauce and freshly squeezed lemon and lime juice for a fresh alternative to bottled bloody mary mix.
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With electric vehicles continuing to gain share, that further squeezes European carmakers.
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The appointments come as Temasek undertakes a sweeping reorganization designed to navigate a more fragmented global investment environment and position the firm for its next phase of growth.
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On Tuesday, June 16, the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) published an anatomic pathology document undertaken by Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine on X.
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“Shoulder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoulder. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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