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shoulder

verb as in be responsible for

Strongest matches

Strong matches

verb as in push, jostle

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In an admirable display, the transfer quarterback has met with reporters after every game — and defeat — while shouldering responsibility for his team’s shortcomings.

She later enrolled at the People’s College of Law, an unaccredited law school in downtown, where she rubbed shoulders with other Latino political luminaries such as Gil Cedillo and future L.A.

In Hill’s view, Sasaki’s mechanics had suffered from a shoulder injury that, even before this year, had plagued him since his final season in Japan.

"It gets quite heavy pushing a wheelchair around for 12 hours at a time - your shoulders and your back ache," Emma says.

From BBC

Her predicament is reminiscent of another queen who embarked on a conquering path with snarling living weapons on her shoulder.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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