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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
But my favourite moment of the game came five minutes into the second half, when Mbappe lost possession but then sprinted after his opponent, shouldered him off the ball, laid it off to Adrien Rabiot and then immediately demanded it back.
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Matt Slater,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Since Tanner died, Shay has taken on the work of platforming colorectal cancer awareness, as well as shouldered the mantle of becoming a grief awareness advocate.
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Shay Martin,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
Its merger with Musk’s AI startup xAI has shouldered it with a controversial albatross that also happens to be a gigantic money hole.
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Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
18 June 2026
Steyer shouldered 63% of that total sum.
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Juhi Doshi,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
Since then, the City has shouldered increasing responsibility without corresponding County investment.
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Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
This extends not only to their immediate objectives — finding safety, love and liberation — but to the more conceptual notions of their long-standing existence in Hindu societies, where they’re shouldered with a spiritual importance than can swiftly be stripped away.
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Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
20 May 2026
Gavin Biggins shouldered the load offensively with four goals, while Brayden Rau (hat trick) sniped the game-ending tally as Rockland knocked off South Shore League foe East Bridgewater in overtime, 9-8.
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Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
14 May 2026
Californians’ need for health care doesn’t just disappear when there isn’t coverage; instead, they are pushed into emergency care and treated at a higher cost, often shouldered by taxpayers and other patients with private insurance.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Since Tanner died, Shay has taken on the work of platforming colorectal cancer awareness, as well as shouldered the mantle of becoming a grief awareness advocate.
—
Shay Martin,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
Its merger with Musk’s AI startup xAI has shouldered it with a controversial albatross that also happens to be a gigantic money hole.
—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
18 June 2026
Steyer shouldered 63% of that total sum.
—
Juhi Doshi,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
Since then, the City has shouldered increasing responsibility without corresponding County investment.
—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
This extends not only to their immediate objectives — finding safety, love and liberation — but to the more conceptual notions of their long-standing existence in Hindu societies, where they’re shouldered with a spiritual importance than can swiftly be stripped away.
—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
20 May 2026
Gavin Biggins shouldered the load offensively with four goals, while Brayden Rau (hat trick) sniped the game-ending tally as Rockland knocked off South Shore League foe East Bridgewater in overtime, 9-8.
—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
14 May 2026
Californians’ need for health care doesn’t just disappear when there isn’t coverage; instead, they are pushed into emergency care and treated at a higher cost, often shouldered by taxpayers and other patients with private insurance.
—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shouldered
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The savings pool is smaller than assumed.
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Homicide detectives have assumed control and are investigating the incident.
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With the tattoo tables pushed to the side, the room becomes a coliseum for adults going to war with Beyblades, a children’s toy made popular a quarter of a century ago.
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During Monday’s meeting trustees forcefully pushed back on the suggestion that there were governance improprieties.
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The long hours, the high stakes, the personal risk — most of us accepted all of it as part of the deal.
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But Jonah never accepted plenty of welcoming hands despite rubbing elbows in such crowds, and Jamon hardly let his son leave the house, least of all for a party.
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Like many European carmakers, it has been squeezed by fresh tariffs on its exports to the United States as well as struggling to counter the rise of Chinese electric vehicles manufacturers, including BYD.
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Until then, concern that the smartphone market would continue to be squeezed by memory chip shortages had led investors to take a cautious view on Qualcomm’s prospects.
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In 1944, a century after the Great Famine, the Irish Folklore Commission undertook a massive survey to collect memories of the time.
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More recently, historians have suggested that men did encroach on midwifery practices, but much earlier than the early modern period; and that female midwives still undertook the vast majority of maternity care well into the Enlightenment.
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The message is that in a world full of endless choices, commitment and sticking to one thing isn't boring, and can in fact bring you the ultimate joy.
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He’s been bored of this war for a while, and in the West Wing, there was a race to be done with it.
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“Shouldered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shouldered. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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