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as in to accept
to take to or upon oneself
agreed to shoulder the burden of caring for their elderly father
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Recent Examples of shoulder
Kerr acknowledged Kuminga just was not a good fit, noting that both coach and executives should shoulder blame for how the situation panned out.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Never mind that high earners already shoulder a disproportionate share of the tax burden.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
The 6-foot-11 Richards likely will shoulder serious minutes at the five after Tuesday’s trade of Nikola Vučević.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Two key defensemen in Seth Jones and Dmitry Kulikov are sidelined, putting more of a burden on Gustav Forsling, Aaron Ekblad and Niko Mikkola to shoulder extra minutes.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Never mind that high earners already shoulder a disproportionate share of the tax burden.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
The 6-foot-11 Richards likely will shoulder serious minutes at the five after Tuesday’s trade of Nikola Vučević.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Two key defensemen in Seth Jones and Dmitry Kulikov are sidelined, putting more of a burden on Gustav Forsling, Aaron Ekblad and Niko Mikkola to shoulder extra minutes.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoulder
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The retail space is needed to provide the shopping experience for residents coming in during the weeks and the warehouse space is for accepting goods from distribution centers and donations from the community.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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Singer-songwriter Eric Nam accepted Rob Rausch's invitation from the previous episode to become a traitor.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
13 Feb. 2026
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The decisions centered around the dates for quarterfinal and semifinal games, as well as the move to push the championship game back to even further in January has drawn some backlash.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Its forecast for profit in the current quarter fell short of analysts' expectations as an industrywide shortage of memory pushes some handset makers to cut back on orders.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Until recently, the markets had assumed that companies would be buoyed by the massive amount of capex (capital expenditure) going into AI, and that AI would generate new efficiencies and higher productivity that would ultimately result in higher revenues and earnings per share.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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In the past, scientists had assumed that the ability to pretend and consider multiple realities was unique to humans.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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Additionally, Berríos suffered from biceps and elbow issues in 2025 and unceremoniously departed from the team during the World Series.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Adult carpenter ants have six legs, a narrow waist, and elbowed antennae with a bend.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
4 Feb. 2026
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Simpson's mom was 16 when he was born and became addicted to crack, and his dad abandoned him at birth.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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Andrea showed videos on her phone of their huge boys, born just eighteen months apart, lion cubs who played high school soccer.—
Allegra Goodman,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
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But, squeezed by the cost of things from rent to beef, others are shaking up their habit.—
Matt Sedensky,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Ag is being squeezed by foreign competition, rising costs, and weak leadership in Austin.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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In the 2023 recording, Mulready said that the investigation had been undertaken because of an uptick in complaints.—
J.C. Hallman,
Oklahoman,
10 Feb. 2026
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Faced with a void of information, the women decided to undertake their own detective work.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Shoulder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoulder. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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