1
as in stain
a mark of guilt or disgrace
hoping to avoid the onus of failure by lowering expectations ahead of time
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2
as in blame
responsibility for wrongdoing or failure
he perpetually tries to shift the onus for any mistakes onto other team members
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Recent Examples of onus
Google is pushing back against other major technology companies’ efforts to put the responsibility of age verification on the app stores, arguing the onus is on both the stores and developers to boost children’s safety.
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Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2025
The criteria for government funding of climate technologies may be somewhat different under this new administration, so the onus will be on the producers of alternative energy technologies to decarbonize high-polluting industries.
—Whitaker Irvin Jr., Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
In recent games, Wiggins has scored early and then tapered off, further putting the endgame onus on Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro, with the results hardly favorable.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
Entering the final year of his contract, the onus is on Hoyer to win now.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
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Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2025
The criteria for government funding of climate technologies may be somewhat different under this new administration, so the onus will be on the producers of alternative energy technologies to decarbonize high-polluting industries.
—Whitaker Irvin Jr., Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
In recent games, Wiggins has scored early and then tapered off, further putting the endgame onus on Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro, with the results hardly favorable.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
Entering the final year of his contract, the onus is on Hoyer to win now.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for onus
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Join the 20,000 customers who recently bought the compact cleaning gadget to tackle stains, pet messes, and dirt on carpets and upholstery.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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The Laundress makes a ton of other luxury laundry products, like a stain remover pretreatment, wool and cashmere spray, and a static-reducing fabric softener.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
18 Apr. 2025
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The conversation should be about building better connections and addressing the real issues that matter to Latino communities, rather than unfairly assigning blame.—
Jesse Mejia,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2025
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While Fujimoto can justifiably distance himself from blame, there is another controversy to which he is more intimately tied: the fate of the Grand Ring.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Anti-mask laws worsen the stigma mask-wearers already face.—
N. Goldberg,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Taking to Instagram, the 46-year-old reflected on the stigma of not being married in her 40s and the complex feelings of love and loneliness.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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His act of sacrifice was a culmination of his guilt over not doing enough to help June before.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2025
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Woman Cuts Off Sister Following Fight Over $60,000 Inheritance from Their Dad — Who's Still Alive Most Redditors agreed that the woman should keep her legal share of the money — and not feel the slightest bit of guilt about it.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Catholicism offers ritual without the tedium of rationality; anarchism offers revolutionary action against inequality without the taint of materialism, the prospect of personal gain.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Driving the news: Researchers from Oregon State sent a bunch of Oregon pinot — some with smoke taint, some smoke-free — over to New Zealand for a taste test.—
Kale Williams,
Axios,
12 Feb. 2025
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The ink blots of the past 20 years are dried all over Metal Gear Solid Delta.—
Ashley Bardhan,
Rolling Stone,
6 Feb. 2025
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How To Get Pen Out Of Clothes Pet Stains Remove any solids and blot wet areas with a paper towel.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
28 Oct. 2024
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People give me hate and shame about that all the time.—
Anna Moeslein,
Glamour,
15 Apr. 2025
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Once a marker of shame for many children of South Asian immigrants, hair oiling has filtered into beauty trends on social media.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Onus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onus. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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