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
Even then, the onus would be on America’s Arab allies to come up with a solution to a decades-old problem, and the king’s visit to DC has hardly inspired confidence.
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Mostafa Salem, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
The onus is always on us to hold the door open for the next Black woman to arrive.
—Taylor Crumpton, TIME, 3 Feb. 2025
The Broncos’ linemen understand the onus on their position group going into the 2025 season, especially considering the unit’s continuity goes back to ’23.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2025
After all, why should the onus for environmental impact only lie with EVs?
—New Atlas, 3 Jan. 2025
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Mostafa Salem, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
The onus is always on us to hold the door open for the next Black woman to arrive.
—Taylor Crumpton, TIME, 3 Feb. 2025
The Broncos’ linemen understand the onus on their position group going into the 2025 season, especially considering the unit’s continuity goes back to ’23.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2025
After all, why should the onus for environmental impact only lie with EVs?
—New Atlas, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for onus
Noun
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Many stain removal methods call for dish detergents to be used.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
2 Mar. 2025
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Kitchens are good places for synthetic runners that shrug off stains and are easy to clean.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Ever since the party managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in last year’s presidential race, Democratic leaders and key influencers have reverted to the circular firing squads of blame to which losing campaigns inevitably return.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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But to place the blame on the airframe and not the government's decisions on how to use it seems misplaced.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In 2018, Henson created the Boris L. Henson Foundation, which exists to both normalize and improve access to mental health services for Black communities in hopes of eradicating the stigma around seeking help and support.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2025
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But for some reason, a lot of people attach failure to a stigma.—
Nathan Furr,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Even those who retain their jobs may deal with survivor’s guilt or anxiety over future job cuts.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Casey Anthony’s guilt is essentially settled fact among true crime fans.—
Aja Romano,
Vox,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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These were the years in which capitalism shed its pitiless light on the absurd British soul, with its deep striations of caste and station, its postcolonial taint, most of all its perverted emotional core, full of love and loathing for its own extremes of domination and servitude.—
Rachel Cusk,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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The series is so cyclical - don’t let the current 2-7 9 year mark against the Irish taint the outlook of the series.—
Antonio Morales,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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There, an opaque, baseball-size blot was visible on his imaging results.—
ByMeredith Wadman,
science.org,
16 Jan. 2025
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The cleaning process is the same as with wool rugs: blot with warm water, working from the outer edge inward.—
Jennifer Beck Goldblatt,
Architectural Digest,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The production has a lot of recorded sound and this has its issues; some of the language therein is inaudible, which is a shame, albeit something easily corrected.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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First off, there’s no shame in losing your bibliophilic gusto at some point.—
Carolyn L. Todd,
SELF,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Onus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onus. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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