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as in blame
the state of being held as the cause of something that needs to be set right
responsibility for the accident lies with the driver who was speeding
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as in obligation
something one must do because of prior agreement
I had the responsibility of closing up the shop at night
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as in reliability
worthiness as the recipient of another's trust or confidence
the newspaper publisher should hire kids of greater responsibility to deliver its papers
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Recent Examples of responsibility
The Bad Boys star previously joked that Murphy handed the responsibility to him.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2025
Anderson is now the creative director of Dior Men, and is widely speculated to soon take over the responsibility of the women’s business from Maria Grazia Chiuri, who stepped down as artistic director of women’s collections on Thursday.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 29 May 2025
This was the era of freedom and anxiety, where responsibility became the burden of the individual.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
However, when Bruce steps down at the end of next month, Harris will carry forth as the university’s sole faculty athletics representative, although other institutions, like Iowa, continue to divide the responsibilities among multiple faculty.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 29 May 2025
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Surviving family and friends suffered the injustice of the blame being put on Liverpool fans.—
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In other words, many of their go-to argument tactics are riddled with errors that are designed to deflect blame and derail conversations.—
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If another front office sees Holiday’s contract as positive value, the Celtics should strike quickly, but (justifiably!) paying him produced a remaining obligation that is below water.—
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The stakes are high: the Alliance wants to place the city’s homelessness programs into receivership, effectively removing control from Mayor Karen Bass, on the grounds that the city is not meeting its legal obligations for providing such services.—
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The issue has baffled users and raised concerns about the reliability of the tool that's been integrated into workplaces, schools, and government offices across the globe.—
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Newsom has said the tunnel project is vital to improving the reliability of water deliveries as climate change shrinks California’s snowpack and alters the timing of runoff.—
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In its ruling, the court said the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which Trump invoked to impose the tariffs, does not authorize a president to levy universal duties on imports.—
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The federal court ruling aimed at striking down the majority of President Donald Trump's tariffs could force the government to pay back billions of dollars in import duties that have already been collected.—
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Some said the murders highlighted the need for more nuanced discussions about antisemitism in the United States and the ongoing Israeli Palestinian conflict.—
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These mosquito repellent bracelets will eliminate the need to cover your skin in smelly bug spray, and this sun hat has a back flap that’ll make sure your head and neck are completely covered throughout your trek.—
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To age safely and comfortably at home, embrace smart-home technology to help ease the physical and mental burden of daily tasks.—
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Raising the number of classes or credit hours is likely to place an overwhelming burden on Latino students.—
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The former — the college commitment — came a year ago.—
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Cruise, though, is very determined to remind us just how much physical commitment his action work requires.—
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“Responsibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/responsibility. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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