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as in blame
the state of being held as the cause of something that needs to be set right
responsibility for the accident lies with the driver who was speeding
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as in obligation
something one must do because of prior agreement
I had the responsibility of closing up the shop at night
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as in reliability
worthiness as the recipient of another's trust or confidence
the newspaper publisher should hire kids of greater responsibility to deliver its papers
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Recent Examples of responsibility
In October 2008, Tarrant County accepted responsibility for a portion of Billings Road that runs south of Confederate Park Road, ending at Orilla Lane.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
In your letter, there seems to be a sense of personal responsibility for, or disappointment in, your boss and his actions.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
For the Hickman Mills School Board seat, Kendrick is running on a three-part platform of fiscal responsibility, student achievement and teacher retention.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
The journey, intended to raise awareness for conservation efforts, also served as an athletic reawakening for Caldwell after being homebound by injury, COVID-19, and domestic responsibilities for the previous several months.
—Namir Khaliq, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
In your letter, there seems to be a sense of personal responsibility for, or disappointment in, your boss and his actions.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
For the Hickman Mills School Board seat, Kendrick is running on a three-part platform of fiscal responsibility, student achievement and teacher retention.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
The journey, intended to raise awareness for conservation efforts, also served as an athletic reawakening for Caldwell after being homebound by injury, COVID-19, and domestic responsibilities for the previous several months.
—Namir Khaliq, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for responsibility
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This dynamic, known in counseling circles as partner-blame, is well documented in Christian purity and addiction-recovery literature.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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When voters worry about their wallets, incumbents usually get the blame.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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As part of a two-question ballot measure, the Hickman Mills School District is asking voters to approve a general obligation bond to pay down the district’s debt.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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These agreements are essentially rental leases that include an option (or, in some cases, an obligation) to eventually buy the property after living in it for a period of time.—
Becca Stanek,
TheWeek,
3 Apr. 2026
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The City of Fort Worth says the work is focused on repairing deteriorating concrete along a high-traffic corridor to improve safety and reliability.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2026
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The construction is part of a $93 million rehabilitation project that aims to improve safety, traffic flow and reliability for the more than 167,000 vehicles that use the expressway each day.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Two people, including an off-duty police officer, were injured in a small plane crash in Northeast Philadelphia on Wednesday, sources said.—
Kerri Corrado,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Until then, assistant coaches Bridgett Melton and Tori Banda will share coaching duties.—
Greg Riddle,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Channel 24 answered a need identified by a city study on the local music economy back in 2023.—
Madisen Keavy,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The need in the north Overland Park operates one indoor pool, three outdoor pools and five water play areas to serve its population, according to the master plan draft.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2026
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Jabran Sarfraz, a prominent economist in Karachi, said the immediate burden would fall on consumers, warning that higher fuel prices would raise the cost of daily necessities and disproportionately affect lower-income groups.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Higgins affirmed that the city’s goal is to avoid passing any financial burden onto taxpayers.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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If a group or friend asks for more than feels fair, define the commitment and suggest a structure that keeps things clean.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Union League, in contrast, was for those who could demonstrate their commitment to the national cause, and its clubhouse quickly became a place to get the latest news from the Southern battlefields.—
Michael Gorra,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Responsibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/responsibility. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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