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as in assumes
to take to or upon oneself
agreed to shoulder the burden of caring for their elderly father
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Recent Examples of shoulders
Glenn shoulders the blame for that, especially in light of some questionable decision-making during the loss to the Broncos.
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Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Even as Redd shoulders the weight of her past, this new chapter is filled with joy.
—Essence, 6 Oct. 2025
While the rest of the film is populated with stars, including not only DiCaprio but Teyana Taylor, Sean Penn, Regina Hall, and Benicio del Toro, Infiniti, a newcomer to film, shoulders the brunt of the film’s emotional arc.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
The market winner may be the vendor who shoulders the most admin and management through its data and services backbone and manages to keep the human in human resources.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Even as Redd shoulders the weight of her past, this new chapter is filled with joy.
—Essence, 6 Oct. 2025
While the rest of the film is populated with stars, including not only DiCaprio but Teyana Taylor, Sean Penn, Regina Hall, and Benicio del Toro, Infiniti, a newcomer to film, shoulders the brunt of the film’s emotional arc.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
The market winner may be the vendor who shoulders the most admin and management through its data and services backbone and manages to keep the human in human resources.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoulders
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This assumes the utility sees a demand of about 1,500 MW to supply data centers.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
23 Oct. 2025
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Matty assumes the court will automatically apply the same protections to Dasha in the new case.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
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The domino effect pushes deliveries out, forces expensive air freight, and overloads suppliers.—
Raj Dhiman,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Nov. 2025
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During times of high geomagnetic activity, which pushes the northern lights further south, the aurora will be visible directly overhead in the northern United States, according to the prediction center.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Nov. 2025
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Both projects have successfully demonstrated working prototypes, and Volonort even accepts pre-orders.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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The department should investigate the school, the group says, because the school accepts federal funding — roughly $62 million federal dollars, according to the school's 2024 990 tax form.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Place your feet hip-width apart and elbows shoulder-width apart.—
Mallory Creveling,
Health,
22 Oct. 2025
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The election bears some similarities to New York City’s, with both Fateh and Zohran Mamdani as 30-something, Muslim, Democratic Socialists who have proposed rent stabilization policies.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Both women believe the Army bears a moral responsibility for failing to protect Tina and her children and for allowing the case to go dormant for so long.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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As Arizona squeezes more money from its decreasing share of river water, freighting every drop with critical industries and a booming housing market, the price of water is bound to keep climbing.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The country’s geography squeezes a wild variety into a tight map.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Shoulders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoulders. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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