as in weight
the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts
the brunt of the responsibility fell on her shoulders
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Recent Examples of brunt
No one at Dunder Mifflin Scranton is safe from Jim Halpert's antics, but Dwight Schrute surely bears the brunt.
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Gretchen Hansen, EW.com, 18 Sep. 2024
The intrigue: The worst of San Antonio's heat islands are scattered around the city — deviating from national norms that typically see the brunt borne by lower-income neighborhoods that often lack foliage to cool the area.
—Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 18 July 2024
Although these are important developments, the global transition away from coal is just getting started, and action on one of the key challenges—helping the workers and communities that will bear the economic brunt of this shift—remains uneven.
—Kassia Yanosek, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2022
Australia bears brunt of outages in Asia While the outages were being experienced worldwide, Australia appeared to be severely affected by the issue.
—Charlotte Graham-McLay, Elaine Kurtenbach, and David McHugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 July 2024
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Gretchen Hansen, EW.com, 18 Sep. 2024
The intrigue: The worst of San Antonio's heat islands are scattered around the city — deviating from national norms that typically see the brunt borne by lower-income neighborhoods that often lack foliage to cool the area.
—Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 18 July 2024
Although these are important developments, the global transition away from coal is just getting started, and action on one of the key challenges—helping the workers and communities that will bear the economic brunt of this shift—remains uneven.
—Kassia Yanosek, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2022
Australia bears brunt of outages in Asia While the outages were being experienced worldwide, Australia appeared to be severely affected by the issue.
—Charlotte Graham-McLay, Elaine Kurtenbach, and David McHugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brunt
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Make sure everything is attached properly to hold weight, especially for pieces that require at-home assembly.Medea Giordano, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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What motivated you five years ago might not hold the same weight now, and that’s okay.Akin Akinpelu, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The first of two explosions went off on Wednesday evening in a parking lot near the court building and a second blast came seconds later in front of the court, where the man’s body was found.Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Observing tail posture in rats adds a new layer to our understanding of rat emotional expression, reminding us that emotions are expressed throughout the entire body.Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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These bites are great for kids and adults alike and can be made in bulk and stored in the freezer.Jillian Kubala, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
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But the former linebacker has kept the broad shoulders and barrel chest of his pro football days, a bulk that might help the Dallas congressman bear the weight now pressing down on him.Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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The core question, however, is whether these changes will be enough to help Starbucks compete in a crowded market, according to Deidre Popovich, an associate professor of marketing at Texas Tech University.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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The system, which has 50 stations across all five counties in the core Bay Area, has a total ridership of more than 4.8 million.Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Along with key races in Pennsylvania, Colorado and Arizona, the GOP performance in California helped push the party over the 218-seat marker to win a majority of seats in the House.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Deposits grew to $4.6 billion, with interest-bearing deposits accounting for the majority of the increase.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Opponents say the burden will unfairly shift onto new homeowners, renters and other property holders.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The burden of justice:Delphi murder case jurors will face unimaginable pressure, life-changing decision Baldwin, his voice raising, said that contradicts Mullin's earlier testimony.Ron Wilkins, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Nov. 2024
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Bates, who was on probation at the time, was eventually convicted of misdemeanor theft and resisting arrest, according to the chief.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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Five police officers who rescued residents from inside of the building were taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation, the police chief said.NBC New York, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Brunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brunt. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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