as in weight
the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts
the brunt of the responsibility fell on her shoulders
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Recent Examples of brunt
With major players searching for ways to offset rising costs, the final impact remains to be seen – but consumers may ultimately bear the brunt.
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Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2025
Prices will have to increase or U.S. manufacturers will bear the brunt.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025
Employers added 151,000 jobs in February, a solid but unspectacular number, the Labor Department reported Friday, providing a snapshot of a labor market that has recovered from January’s bitter cold and has not yet felt the full brunt of the Department of Government Efficiency.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
The historian said in many ways, 160 years later, the country appears to be echoing the same backlash that occurred after Black Americans made modest gains towards equality following Reconstruction – and vulnerable people, like trans Americans, are once again bearing the brunt.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025
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Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2025
Prices will have to increase or U.S. manufacturers will bear the brunt.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025
Employers added 151,000 jobs in February, a solid but unspectacular number, the Labor Department reported Friday, providing a snapshot of a labor market that has recovered from January’s bitter cold and has not yet felt the full brunt of the Department of Government Efficiency.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
The historian said in many ways, 160 years later, the country appears to be echoing the same backlash that occurred after Black Americans made modest gains towards equality following Reconstruction – and vulnerable people, like trans Americans, are once again bearing the brunt.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brunt
Noun
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2025
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At the hospital in Toronto, aides had Sweet sit up in bed to demonstrate how his body had been impacted by his stroke: His left side couldn’t handle the weight and would fold under him.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
7 June 2025
Noun
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No small feat for a body that’s endured more than 45 years of extreme athletics.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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My style is almost childlike, but the scale of it is pretty true — like the proportions of a head and a body.—
Mona Chalabi,
IndieWire,
2 June 2025
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This would allow electricity to be purchased in bulk when the price drops and purchases would be avoided when the price is high.—
David Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
3 June 2025
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Bischoff’s is famous for creating prop animals for films, but now a bulk of its taxidermy requests come from bereaved pet owners.—
Jessie Schiewe,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Sub tropical storms have generally cold cores, and are often associated with upper level low pressure areas, with the highest winds farther away from the center, unlike a tropical storm where the most intense winds are found at the center.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
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None of the league’s top 25 players by Instagram followers—including Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant and James Harden, three core members of OKC’s last Finals team in 2012—made deep playoff runs this spring.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
4 June 2025
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But multiple Republicans in the Senate, where the party holds a slim majority, have balked at its effects on the deficit, as well as several major proposals in the legislation that would result in millions of Americans losing access to Medicaid coverage.—
Michael Wilner,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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The majority on the Commissioners Court shouldn’t seek to silence minority voices through a violation of the Voting Rights Act, the letters said.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2025
Noun
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Failing to do so would drive up uncompensated care costs, shift more Floridians into public programs, and burden employers already grappling with rising costs.—
Brewster Bevis,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 June 2025
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Adding to the challenge is the compliance burden of data collection and upcoming circular economy regulations.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
8 June 2025
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Channel 4’s content chief Ian Katz admitted to his team at the end of April that his own future was uncertain.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
3 June 2025
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Gary Oldman plays the acerbic Jackson Lamb, the odoriferous chief of Slough House where MI5 agents who just can’t cut it – or who are being punished for one reason or another – are sent.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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“Brunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brunt. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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