1
as in stain
a mark of guilt or disgrace
hoping to avoid the onus of failure by lowering expectations ahead of time
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2
as in blame
responsibility for wrongdoing or failure
he perpetually tries to shift the onus for any mistakes onto other team members
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Recent Examples of onus
And for MacFarland, the onus is on Martin Necas to produce.
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 June 2025
This puts the onus on your host to try and shut you up.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
That means the onus is on all of us to keep up our guard on everything from bank fees, credit card late payment fees, hotel resort fees, airline baggage and change fees, service and cable fees.
—Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 7 July 2025
On paper, that may cause some concern but as England attempt to defend their Euros title, the onus will be on others to step up as leaders.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 5 July 2025
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 June 2025
This puts the onus on your host to try and shut you up.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
That means the onus is on all of us to keep up our guard on everything from bank fees, credit card late payment fees, hotel resort fees, airline baggage and change fees, service and cable fees.
—Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 7 July 2025
On paper, that may cause some concern but as England attempt to defend their Euros title, the onus will be on others to step up as leaders.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for onus
Noun
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Curious how a simple coffee stain could inspire cutting-edge diagnostics and revolutionize at-home testing?—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 July 2025
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Regularly maintaining your granite countertops is crucial to prevent stains, scratches, and dullness.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Online influencers who built their livelihoods on outrage and grievance wasted no time assigning blame.—
Dan Horn,
The Enquirer,
30 July 2025
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This requires understanding people's natural defensive reactions when things go wrong and encouraging problem-solving rather than unproductive blame.—
Elaine Pulakos,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Butler believes that despite more people being open about their procedures, there is still a stigma in the adult film industry against men getting them.—
Oren Peleg,
HollywoodReporter,
30 July 2025
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There are so many places around the world where having a disability has such a strong stigma.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
27 July 2025
Noun
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There's a lot of guilt … a ton of fear, but there's also deep gratitude.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 July 2025
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Wood sent to prison after violating probation A Jan. 1, 2010, incident — five months after his initial probation ended — led to an admission of guilt by Wood.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
12 July 2025
Noun
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Some argued that, given the presumptive unethical taint of such collections, human remains should be buried or otherwise respectfully disposed of.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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That realization tends to color behavior, and taints the findings.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
17 June 2025
Noun
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Wipe the area with a cloth dampened with cold water, then blot with a fresh sponge.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 July 2025
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This blot on our state suggests the need for a constitutional amendment to make the office safely independent of the governor.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 June 2025
Noun
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That would be a shame, particularly given the importance previous United managers have placed on promoting the club’s own.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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The shame and fear and disgust that welled up inside me, the bullish resistance that struggled to quell it because this man would never hurt me, this man was never wrong.—
Meg Pillow
July 31,
Literary Hub,
31 July 2025
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“Onus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onus. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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