shouldering

verb

Definition of shoulderingnext
present participle of shoulder
1
as in accepting
to take to or upon oneself agreed to shoulder the burden of caring for their elderly father

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2
as in pushing
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 shouldering
  1. accepting
  2. pushing
  3. assuming
  4. bearing
  5. undertaking
Verb
  • For organizations accepting, storing, transmitting or processing payment card data (regardless of size or number of transactions), the clock is ticking down on a deadline that cannot be ignored.
    Rui Ribeiro, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Moving swiftly—accepting HTS’s ascendancy, negotiating pragmatic terms with Kurdish elements—might signal adaptability and secure Turkey’s seat at the table.
    Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of accepting
Verb
  • Find your own method to refresh your perspective and continue pushing forward.
    Nazar Gulyk, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Bills and Niners are at least capable of pushing the Lions hard.
    Steve Silverman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of pushing
Verb
  • Don’t allow the pets to be unsupervised in the same room; keep plants on a high shelf (assuming your pet can’t reach it; most cats can reach everywhere) or secured behind glass like a cloche.
    Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The ousting of Assad, who ruled Syria for a quarter century after assuming power from his father, leaves a dangerous political vacuum.
    Scott Neuman, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of assuming
Verb
  • If so, women would spend more time living premenopausal and increase the chances of bearing children at an older age.
    Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The results are painterly images bearing no small resemblance to the world created in Jackson’s movies (the director and partner Fran Walsh are among this film’s executive producers).
    Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of bearing
Verb
  • Additionally, the company is undertaking large scale growth projects, making significant progress with the commissioning of the Vargem Grande 1 project’s wet processing operations in September, one month ahead of schedule.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • If a fake time limit is being used, that’s often frowned upon by insiders who would shame those developers undertaking such an unseemly route.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of undertaking
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