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as in load
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported
the early settlers often used horses to carry their burdens
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2
as in responsibility
something one must do because of prior agreement
the burden of homework prevented the youngster from joining his friends at the game
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as in to load
to place a weight or burden on
burdened the dog with a little backpack
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as in to trouble
to make sad
refuses to let everyday problems burden her
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Recent Examples of burden
Carlos Waters, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
Rounding out the workshop was news that the county will face its once-per-decade burden of 27 pay periods instead of the normal 26, adding $1.9 million to the budget.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
But some argue the laws have potential costs in reducing privacy and burdening free speech.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 31 July 2025
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Noun
Cuts in federal funding for disaster relief would put the burden on state and local governments in areas affected by disasters.
—Carlos Waters, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
Rounding out the workshop was news that the county will face its once-per-decade burden of 27 pay periods instead of the normal 26, adding $1.9 million to the budget.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
While rate reductions and newly entering companies have produced competition and lower costs for some, the latest data shows a majority of homeowners must still wait to see relief from annual cost hikes that have burdened the state for nearly a decade.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
But some argue the laws have potential costs in reducing privacy and burdening free speech.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burden
Verb
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The result, a strikeout with the bases loaded, was the continuation of a $17 million gamble that has gone bust.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
22 Aug. 2025
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The metrics changes also erect some dissuasion to loading up a schedule with cupcake opponents.—
Blake Toppmeyer,
USA TODAY,
21 Aug. 2025
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While Wolves did not trouble them too much on Saturday, their pre-season game against Palermo and Club World Cup defeat to Al Hilal – in which centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly scored from a corner in extra time – exposed similar frailties.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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The market continues to trouble many on Wall Street, however.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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His digital life is just as organized—a fact that never fails to amaze (and slightly depress) me.—
Dan Rockmore,
New Yorker,
9 Aug. 2025
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The fallout of black swan events like wars and pandemics can trigger higher interest rates, increase inflationary pressures, depress economic growth, erode investor confidence and depreciate the value of money.—
Mitch Salchow,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Several worry about friends and families overseas amid latest peace talks.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Many worry about being cut off financially and emotionally by parents and family at a young age.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025
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As far as touchbacks per punt are concerned, Stonehouse finished at 10%, 18.9% and 9.6% in his three years in the league.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
19 Aug. 2025
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And forecasters are concerned about two other systems that have a chance of forming in Erin’s wake, one northeast of the Bahamas and one off the coast of Africa.—
David Schutz,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The only path to peace is the total disempowerment of the terrorist cartel that has for too long oppressed its own people while lethally menacing others.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
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Ava Gardner was a mid-century bombshell as famous for her relationships with the likes of Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw, and Frank Sinatra as for her films, and by the late 1980s, when the play is set, her own star image seems to oppress her.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Pickaxe weighed down with regrets of the dead and still alive alike.—
Oliver Brandt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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The result is easy to sip mid- or post-workout without feeling weighed down.—
Francesca Krempa,
SELF,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Not to mention how one too many pieces of original wood furniture became the victim of a can of light pink paint and distressing techniques.—
Tessa Cooper,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 July 2025
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The tendency to divert attention away from distressing thoughts or feelings.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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“Burden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burden. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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