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as in assumed
to take to or upon oneself
agreed to shoulder the burden of caring for their elderly father
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Recent Examples of shouldered
To be a real man, according to this content, young adolescent boys are expected to be tall and broad-shouldered with bulging biceps, pronounced trapezius muscles, and washboard abs.
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Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
Part of these costs is being shouldered by home insurers, who have paid millions in claims in recent years to policyholders affected by hurricanes, wildfires, and flooding across the country.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
For him, the argument isn’t about neglecting his family, but about finding a way to also support the brother who has shouldered an enormous responsibility.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
For as much as the rotation has shouldered the load amid offensive inconsistencies, the Cubs need more production to lighten the load on the pitching staff.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
The 28-year-old forward was given the armband last summer by Potter’s predecessor Julen Lopetegui and has shouldered responsibility when needed.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
That first-in-the-nation law set targets to force companies to use less plastic in packaging at supermarkets, retail stores and other outlets, and to pay to recycle and recover much of it — costs that are now shouldered mostly by cities and taxpayers through municipal recycling programs.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
All of these costs are typically shouldered by the applicant.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Bruce, in jeans, a T-shirt, and a leather jacket, shouldered his guitar and launched into a jam built around a simple twelve-bar blues, firing off some solos, making room for Clemons to honk along.
—Peter Ames Carlin, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
Part of these costs is being shouldered by home insurers, who have paid millions in claims in recent years to policyholders affected by hurricanes, wildfires, and flooding across the country.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
For him, the argument isn’t about neglecting his family, but about finding a way to also support the brother who has shouldered an enormous responsibility.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
For as much as the rotation has shouldered the load amid offensive inconsistencies, the Cubs need more production to lighten the load on the pitching staff.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
The 28-year-old forward was given the armband last summer by Potter’s predecessor Julen Lopetegui and has shouldered responsibility when needed.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
That first-in-the-nation law set targets to force companies to use less plastic in packaging at supermarkets, retail stores and other outlets, and to pay to recycle and recover much of it — costs that are now shouldered mostly by cities and taxpayers through municipal recycling programs.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
All of these costs are typically shouldered by the applicant.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Bruce, in jeans, a T-shirt, and a leather jacket, shouldered his guitar and launched into a jam built around a simple twelve-bar blues, firing off some solos, making room for Clemons to honk along.
—Peter Ames Carlin, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shouldered
Verb
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The fire is assumed to have been sparked by lightning.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Normally, such readers are assumed to be older.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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McBee, who is facing up to 30 years in prison, was originally given a sentencing date in March before being pushed to June and then September.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Schiffer said Meghan had been too risk averse in the first two seasons, but could try to pitch a slightly different concept for a third season that pushed the boundaries far more.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Novak walked the red carpet and accepted the honor onstage in a dramatic white gown with a silvery overlay.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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That way, when you are accepted, you are accepted voluntarily, because people appreciate you and respect you and want you, not because you have been shoved down their throats.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The shakeups are the latest at a time when restaurants are squeezed between a labor shortage, rising food prices and a loss of customers as diners cut back on spending.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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For now, the three youngest each sleep in their own pack-and-plays squeezed into their parents’ bedroom.—
Jeff Truesdell,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Gardin was intuitively interested in class, and undertook census-like studies, along the lines of August Sander’s taxonomy of social types, of Italians from all parts of society at work and in their homes.—
Max Norman,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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The State Department undertook a similar maneuver in July, blocking the issuance of new visas for unspecified PA/PLO officials.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The classes are highly scripted and, in my opinion, boring.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
25 Aug. 2025
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In the early episodes, when everyone’s still getting to know each other, are the conversations boring?—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Shouldered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shouldered. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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