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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
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.
—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
Beyond Smith, Bueckers has garnered the respect of a team full of WNBA veterans, including Ogunbowale, who shouldered the weight of the Wings’ expectations for six seasons.
—Annie Costabile, New York Times, 9 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
While companies shouldered much of the tariff costs, at least some were passed to shoppers through higher shelf prices.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Abu Dhabi has shouldered a burden over the past decade, keeping its output low to help the group.
—Judah Taub, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Rivers of Babylon, written in 1991 by the Slovak author Peter Pišťanek, tells the story of a young, simple-minded, and broad-shouldered ex-soldier called Rácz who leaves his impoverished village in the Slovakian countryside to work as the stoker of a hotel in Bratislava.
—Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
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
Beyond Smith, Bueckers has garnered the respect of a team full of WNBA veterans, including Ogunbowale, who shouldered the weight of the Wings’ expectations for six seasons.
—Annie Costabile, New York Times, 9 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
While companies shouldered much of the tariff costs, at least some were passed to shoppers through higher shelf prices.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Abu Dhabi has shouldered a burden over the past decade, keeping its output low to help the group.
—Judah Taub, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Rivers of Babylon, written in 1991 by the Slovak author Peter Pišťanek, tells the story of a young, simple-minded, and broad-shouldered ex-soldier called Rácz who leaves his impoverished village in the Slovakian countryside to work as the stoker of a hotel in Bratislava.
—Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shouldered
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Gordon assumed the role in August 2024, after serving for eight years as the head of the National Institute of Mental Health.—
Megan Molteni,
STAT,
5 June 2026
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It was assumed to have been seized by the Nazis in 1938 or later.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
5 June 2026
Verb
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Trump has pushed a more hands-off approach for government intervention in the AI industry than his predecessor, former president Joe Biden.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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The possibility of applying the law to only some types of institutions has also been a key concern for lawmakers who pushed this session to delay implementation of the law or repeal it.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Adams State bills itself as the first university in Colorado to offer direct admissions, meaning all graduates of San Luis Valley high schools and a few other districts across the state, including Adams County School District 14, are automatically accepted.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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That was also typical of childhood, when many strange and unsettling things were accepted without explanation.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
Verb
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Freddie Freeman squeezed one inside the left-field foul pole in the first inning, his fourth home run in nine games (after hitting just one in the previous 35 games).—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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The story of America’s lopsided home prices has often been pinned on the wealthy remote workers who squeezed home supply in the pandemic’s early days.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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The country's newest aircraft carrier undertook an eight-month maiden voyage in January 2024, swiftly followed by a nearly 11-month deployment.—
Steve Walsh,
NPR,
4 June 2026
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On June 4, the Princess of Wales undertook an emotional surprise visit to The Christie in Manchester, a specialist cancer center.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
4 June 2026
Verb
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This new Cannon offering, filled with chintzy special effects, a ludicrous story line and campy performances, will likely bore adults but have the kiddies clamoring for more.—
Jeffrey Ressner,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2026
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Fiedler is capable of aggravating us but not of boring us.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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“Shouldered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shouldered. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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