onuses

noun

plural of onus
as in stains
a mark of guilt or disgrace hoping to avoid the onus of failure by lowering expectations ahead of time

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  1. stains
  2. stigmas
  3. blots
Noun
  • Though stains on clothes can be permanent, the tomatoes' citric acid acts as a cleaning agent, often leaving Buñol’s streets cleaner than before.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Key Takeaways Clean your bathtub weekly to prevent soap scum, stains, and hard water buildup.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of stains
Noun
  • Each flower must be picked and carefully dissected to remove three tiny red threads, known as stigmas.
    — Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • This initiative led to crucial, culturally sensitive resources for Asian families while breaking down long-standing stigmas surrounding dementia.
    — Alzheimer’s Association, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of stigmas
Noun
  • Dabbing the cloth in rubbing alcohol, working away the dirty blots on the glass, waiting for the haze in my head to focus, and a new line to come to me.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
  • One of the few blots on last summer’s Leeds copybook.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Definition of blots
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“Onuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onuses. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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