shouldered

verb

Definition of shoulderednext
past tense of shoulder
1
as in assumed
to take to or upon oneself agreed to shoulder the burden of caring for their elderly father

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2
as in pushed
to force one's way shouldered through the crowd at the bar and ordered a drink

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shouldered
  1. assumed
  2. pushed
  3. accepted
  4. bore
Verb
  • Gerry was never invited to their house again, and Jane assumed that her parents had ended the friendship.
    Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Some cognitive scientists have assumed that all humans, whatever their local quirks, reason about time using spatial metaphors, yet at least one language, Tupi-Kawahíb, evidently lacks any mapping between time and space—not left to right, back to front, or downhill to uphill.
    Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of assumed
Verb
  • Chappell and Webb have pushed each other out of their comfort zones to create some truly remarkable work in 2024.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Older Americans — who’ve worked hard all our lives — shouldn’t be pushed out onto the streets, forced to go without sufficient food or health care due to unfortunate circumstances.
    Sherlea Dony, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of pushed
Verb
  • Discover is accepted at about 70 million merchant acceptance points compared with Visa’s roughly 130 million and Mastercard’s 100 million.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Working holiday light strands may also be accepted at donation sites such as Goodwill and Salvation Army resale shops.
    Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of accepted
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  • Fires charred their bark, droughts forced them to ration water, and invasive beetles — some brought to Southern California via firewood — bored into them.
    Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Known for their intelligence and trainability, vizslas require ample exercise and mental stimulation to thrive, and tend to display destructive habits if bored at home.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of bore
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