Meaning & use
Shouldering
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Taking on and carrying a burden or responsibility, or physically pushing with or supporting on the shoulder.
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As the eldest sibling, she found herself shouldering most of the caregiving duties.
He shouldered his backpack and started up the trail.
A note on using this word
"Shouldering the blame" or "shouldering responsibility" are common figurative extensions of the literal act of carrying weight on one's shoulder.
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