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burden

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noun (2)

as in chorus
a part of a song or hymn that is repeated every so often had some trouble coming up with a burden for the song

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burden

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verb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of burden
Noun
As with all caregiving, the burden falls overwhelmingly on women. Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025 Parents will be especially alarmed and this will place terrible burdens on pediatricians who will need to assuage their worries in order to provide important protections against serious and sometimes fatal diseases. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
Higher parking rates hurt low-wage workers, burden small businesses, and discourage both locals and tourists from coming downtown to shop, dine or attend special events. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025 Prince George is not being burdened by tremendous royal expectations, exposure and scrutiny. Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for burden
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burden
Verb
  • Families can load children into front boxes, while those less comfortable with long distances can rely on electric assistance.
    David Nikel, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Ben Rice’s ground-rule double and a walk to Aaron Judge loaded the bases in the first, and Cody Bellinger’s sacrifice fly gave New York an instant 1-0 lead.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Of course young New York voters are troubled by the unaffordability of the city.
    Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
  • China is poised to win great swathes of the booming European EV market and that is troubling the automakers.
    Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The key point, however, is that significant supply from the pipeline will weaken the economics of new export facilities and depress the global LNG market.
    Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • However, without Chinese demand, this abundant supply threatens to further depress prices and worsen farmers’ financial distress.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Wildfire worries With the worsening drought comes worries over wildfires.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The airline's fall from grace should worry anyone with loyalty to the brand.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • It is concerned solely with the here-and-now, preserving the peace for just one more day, and waiting for the CCP to collapse like the imperial dynasties that ruled China before.
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The final campaign finance report for the 2024 general election and the annual report concerning remaining campaign funds were filed on April 30 of this year, according to records in the Saline County clerk's office.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Now, the Franciscan missionaries oppressing the Native Americans in the painting had arrows piercing their heads and bodies.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Yet we are also invited to see the Trojans, not the native Italians, as the eastern, luxury-loving imperialist invaders who oppress a noble rustic people.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The works of Rower’s grandfather, taken together, have an accidental, artisanal air—more like toys improvised and reassembled than objects weighed down by deliberation.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Another notable benefit is the formula’s lightweight, non-greasy texture, which melts into the skin without feeling heavy or weighed down.
    Melony Forcier, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • His heart was racing, his breathing distressed.
    Paul Sisson, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
  • His heart was racing, his breathing distressed.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Burden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burden. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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