1
as in loads
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 responsibilities
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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1
as in weights
to place a weight or burden on
burdened the dog with a little backpack
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as in troubles
to make sad
refuses to let everyday problems burden her
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Recent Examples of burdens
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
American families also shoulder financial burdens that many Dutch families never face.
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Steven Delco,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
The same systems that determine who has access to opportunity often determine who bears the greatest environmental burdens.
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Isabella Montealegre,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2026
And these burdens aren’t shared equally.
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Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Meanwhile, some restaurant owners and hospitality experts argue the law will create undue burdens on mom-and-pop businesses (such as paying to reprint menus).
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Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
27 June 2026
Using one-time revenues for ongoing obligations is not fiscally responsible, masks structural deficits and shifts burdens to future budgets.
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Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2026
According to the European Commission, the duty-free de minimis exemption was introduced in order to alleviate administrative burdens for customs authorities and businesses, but the digitalization of customs procedures has ameliorated that issue.
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Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
Twenty years after enactment, the DOJ said in a 2020 report, some institutions continue to impose substantial burdens on incarcerated people who are following the tenets of their religion.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
The renter’s credit is part of a larger but stalled push to rebalance Connecticut’s upside-down tax system, one the state’s own analysts conclude excessively burdens the poor and middle class.
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Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2026
Writing for the Court, Gorsuch rejected Jackson’s core argument that Colorado’s law merely regulates professional conduct and only incidentally burdens speech.
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MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Policy analysts agreed the current plan burdens electric utilities, which could translate into higher bills.
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Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Supporters say securing transportation, getting time off and having to repeat visits unnecessarily burdens low-income women.
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Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
9 Feb. 2026
The disproportionate health burdens women of color face are not unique to the perimenopause and menopause experience.
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Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
21 Jan. 2026
The most significant successes are often for companies addressing conditions with large, underserved disease burdens.
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Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
13 Jan. 2026
This model enables rapid domestic and international growth without the balance-sheet intensity that burdens competitors.
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Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
26 Nov. 2025
Noun
This shift reflects a growing belief that self-investment, confidence, and joy are integral to a new, healthier definition of strength, challenging the expectation to always carry the world's burdens.
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Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
American families also shoulder financial burdens that many Dutch families never face.
—
Steven Delco,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
The same systems that determine who has access to opportunity often determine who bears the greatest environmental burdens.
—
Isabella Montealegre,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2026
And these burdens aren’t shared equally.
—
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Meanwhile, some restaurant owners and hospitality experts argue the law will create undue burdens on mom-and-pop businesses (such as paying to reprint menus).
—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
27 June 2026
Using one-time revenues for ongoing obligations is not fiscally responsible, masks structural deficits and shifts burdens to future budgets.
—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2026
According to the European Commission, the duty-free de minimis exemption was introduced in order to alleviate administrative burdens for customs authorities and businesses, but the digitalization of customs procedures has ameliorated that issue.
—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
Twenty years after enactment, the DOJ said in a 2020 report, some institutions continue to impose substantial burdens on incarcerated people who are following the tenets of their religion.
—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Verb
The legal scholars watching this expect the eventual fights to turn on old questions, whether a state law unduly burdens interstate commerce, whether federal rules quietly override it.
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Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
The renter’s credit is part of a larger but stalled push to rebalance Connecticut’s upside-down tax system, one the state’s own analysts conclude excessively burdens the poor and middle class.
—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2026
Writing for the Court, Gorsuch rejected Jackson’s core argument that Colorado’s law merely regulates professional conduct and only incidentally burdens speech.
—
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Policy analysts agreed the current plan burdens electric utilities, which could translate into higher bills.
—
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Supporters say securing transportation, getting time off and having to repeat visits unnecessarily burdens low-income women.
—
Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
9 Feb. 2026
The disproportionate health burdens women of color face are not unique to the perimenopause and menopause experience.
—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
21 Jan. 2026
The most significant successes are often for companies addressing conditions with large, underserved disease burdens.
—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
13 Jan. 2026
This model enables rapid domestic and international growth without the balance-sheet intensity that burdens competitors.
—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
26 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burdens
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Double bag any heavy trash bags or loads that contain a lot of wet food to prevent rips and leaks.
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Battery systems could support those loads alongside renewable generation or other power sources.
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Crypto cannot be excused from the responsibilities that banks and other financial service providers must meet.
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These responsibilities divert attention away from customers, revenue generation and strategic growth.
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Paired with bubbly disco grooves and chant-along choruses, the band became gay icons overnight.
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Notorious Knicks villains such as Trae Young, Joel Embiid and CJ McCollum received similarly contentious choruses in recent postseasons.
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The asymmetry—Anthropic penalized while OpenAI was not—is what troubles him most.
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But what really troubles him is something larger.
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The platform also incorporates integrated suspension and supports payloads exceeding 661 pounds (300 kilograms), while alternative differential-drive configurations are available for rough outdoor terrain.
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The spacecraft will also be capable of delivering heavier payloads to orbit than any other rocket in history.
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Assisting with payroll tax issues, sales tax audits, and business restructuring to satisfy tax obligations.
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Financial privacy erodes gradually through risk assessments, compliance obligations, information sharing partnerships and international standards presented as technical rather than political.
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That question is exactly what worries the people who keep it alive.
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What worries me most isn’t that AI will become smarter than humans.
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Aramco had resumed crude oil loadings on Friday at its Ras Tanura terminal in the Gulf after they were halted for nearly four months.
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As Fed chair, Greenspan relished poring over obscure economic data, from monthly boxcar loadings to steel production, all in a bid to assess where the economy was going.
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“Burdens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burdens. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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