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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
However, Melton insisted on underscoring how much weight Quinn and Jarvis shouldered.
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
Medicaid programs would also have shouldered billions more in costs to cover the medications, Biden administration officials acknowledged, split between the federal government and states.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2025
In any way, the tariff is completely or largely shouldered within the United States.
—Katharina Buchholz, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
And while more than half of the country pays for defense lawyers entirely at the state level, in Texas the counties shoulder about 85 percent of the costs.
—Ilana Panich-Linsman, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
Medicaid programs would also have shouldered billions more in costs to cover the medications, Biden administration officials acknowledged, split between the federal government and states.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2025
In any way, the tariff is completely or largely shouldered within the United States.
—Katharina Buchholz, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
And while more than half of the country pays for defense lawyers entirely at the state level, in Texas the counties shoulder about 85 percent of the costs.
—Ilana Panich-Linsman, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoulder
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Ja-young not only realizes what’s going on but accepts her grandson’s decision, becoming a reluctant ally in the charade.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
19 Apr. 2025
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Cash only: The Desert Bar doesn't accept credit or debit cards.—
Tiffany Acosta,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The upcoming show will explore the story of Black dandyism as a sartorial declaration and a tool for pushing (and examining) social and political change, both historically and in contemporary society.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2025
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The Justice Department is pushing for several changes, Dahlquist said on Monday during the trial.—
Patrick Maguire,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Many professionals enter the tech space assuming their success in structured environments will seamlessly translate into building and scaling a startup, guaranteed.—
Lola Eniolorunda,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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There’s a lot of reason to like these odds as Raphinha is averaging 3.68 shots per 90 minutes on the year, 0.15 xG per shot (well above average), and will likely assume penalty duties in the absence of Lewandowski.—
Brett Koremenos,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Several agency heads have even stepped in to try to prevent Musk from elbowing his way in to undercut their authority.—
Cate Martel,
The Hill,
24 Feb. 2025
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The Braves have reinforcements coming, too, with catcher Sean Murphy (rib) expected back Tuesday, ace Spencer Strider (elbow surgery recovery) not far behind him, and do-it-all superstar Ronald Acuña Jr. (knee surgery recovery) on track to debut next month.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2025
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Sign up for the Defense and National Security newsletter Gomez-Lopez was born in Georgia.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
18 Apr. 2025
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Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, 20, who was born in Grady County, Georgia, was held at the Leon County Jail, despite a judge being shown his birth certificate in court at the request of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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For years, researchers have been experimenting with quantization techniques that squeeze their neural network weights into smaller memory envelopes.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 Apr. 2025
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Consumer confidence has taken a nosedive in 2025 as Americans grow more concerned that inflation could spike again, and tariffs will squeeze their wallets.—
Austin Denean,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Apr. 2025
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In December, the US Coast Guard of Northern California announced that a dead ship tow had been undertaken to move the Aurora to Mare Island, where it would be painstakingly demolished.—
Tamara Hardingham-Gill,
CNN Money,
14 Apr. 2025
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Researchers from Australia, the UK, Germany and Canada undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies examining the association between older adults’ fear, or concerns, about falling and the incidence of future falls, and found a link.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Shoulder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoulder. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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