shouldered

past tense of shoulder

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Verb
  • On the other end, Gibbs began to slither his way into open space, and the Lions assumed full control.
    Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • As an incentive for the teams to stick around, the city assumed ownership of the land but agreed to give it back to the teams at the expiration of a ground lease in 2023, according to documents reviewed by The Post.
    Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025
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
  • Some pushed Biden, who also did not commute the death sentences of military members, to do more.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • His mother accepted him, but his father reacted violently.
    Rachel Murphy, Health, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Pryor, like other D-1 athletes, accepted amateurism restrictions as a condition of playing college sports.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Personalized Learning Traditional classrooms often cater to the average, leaving some students bored and others struggling to keep up.
    MacKenzie Price, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Generally the right half of North America, but during the winter, H. mustelina heads south to bore the hell out of Mexico and Central America.
    Matt Kracht, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Shouldered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shouldered. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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