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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
Brian Melley, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
It's been a particularly tough burden for some small businesses to carry.
—CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Geoff Bennett, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
The FanDuel regional networks ultimately were doomed by financial problems that have burdened their parent company, Main Street Sports.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Government officials, who had already introduced measures to ease the burden of price rises, have been baffled over the rationale behind the protests because the price spike is global and due to the conflict in the Middle East that has restricted oil exports.
—Brian Melley, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
It's been a particularly tough burden for some small businesses to carry.
—CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
Collins also invokes Dick Gregory’s late-in-life argument that Black entertainers were burdened by liberation expectations that white male entertainers never had to carry.
—Geoff Bennett, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
The FanDuel regional networks ultimately were doomed by financial problems that have burdened their parent company, Main Street Sports.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burden
Verb
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Domínguez struck out Cedric Mullins, but the Rays then loaded the bases with a single, a walk and a batter getting hit by a pitch.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Jakob Junis was charged with three runs in 1 1/3 innings after Jacob Latz entered with the bases loaded and gave up Kurtz's double.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Ward, now living in Denver, said she was troubled by how recent some events were.—
Gary Fields,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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She had long been known to be troubled and had been seen hunting birds in her neighborhood, per The Evening Independent.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
7 Apr. 2026
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So why isn’t any of this depressing him?—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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This is actually a call that takes away from the rest of the tech industry because sky-high memory prices depress gross margins for all the users.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2026
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Another employee spoke with The New Yorker for the 2016 story while wearing a disguise, worried about retribution.—
Paula Mejía,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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Hikers, who already worry about bikes flying down narrow trails, now worry about e-bikes flying up from behind.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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United States Attorney District of Massachusetts Neighbors near Silva Street had been concerned for quite some time.—
Juli McDonald,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Cuomo and other employees were concerned by Fahim’s bizarre and erratic behavior — along with his poor personal hygiene — and unsuccessfully tried to get the leaders of the firm to fire him.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Much of progressive ideological frameworks tend to divide the world into oppressors and oppressed.—
Arie Perliger,
The Conversation,
18 Mar. 2026
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For 47 years, Iranians have been subject to a regime that seeks to divide them, isolate them, oppress them, torture them and dispose of them.—
Talla Mountjoy,
Twin Cities,
11 Mar. 2026
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Schwab shares were lower by 5% on Thursday, weighed down by its first-quarter revenue miss reported earlier in the morning.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2026
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But the 2026 housing market has gotten off to a rough start, as affordability concerns continue to weigh down activity and disrupt the industry’s seasonal rhythm.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Voters are also distressed by the decline in their quality of life, as well as the country’s muddled political landscape – a fact indicated by the twenty candidates for president alone.—
Djenane Villanueva,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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Ecru denim also made an appearance, baggy and distressed for a grittier winter look.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Burden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burden. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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