1
as in loaded
to place a weight or burden on
burdened the dog with a little backpack
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2
as in troubled
to make sad
refuses to let everyday problems burden her
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Recent Examples of burdened
Nearly 60% of greater Miami renters are cost-burdened, a term for people who spend at least 30% of their monthly income on housing.
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
The shortages have impacted 911 call response times and have left officers feeling burdened and overworked, often having to sacrifice personal time to cover events and political rallies, Redford has said in previous interviews with The Charlotte Observer.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2025
Cramer noted that both companies' stocks have been under pressure as of late — with Salesforce weighed down by worries about its artificial intelligence offerings and Dollar Tree burdened by new tariffs.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Devising strategies to boost tax revenue and economic growth, increase population by attracting new employers, development and potentially property tax reform — which has burdened residents with high taxes — also remain hanging for the next mayor to solve.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
China, the engineering state, is burdened by massive debt.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Looking to not be burdened with the massive contract, the Bucks instead decided to cut Lillard and spread out his money over five seasons, lessening the financial impact of the deal.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Many are entering the workforce burdened with debt and without the tools to contribute from day one.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
They also aren’t burdened with making sure any of their shots match, since in essence any take can be cut up into a master, close-ups, two-shots, or whatever else Cameron decides.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025
Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
The shortages have impacted 911 call response times and have left officers feeling burdened and overworked, often having to sacrifice personal time to cover events and political rallies, Redford has said in previous interviews with The Charlotte Observer.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2025
Cramer noted that both companies' stocks have been under pressure as of late — with Salesforce weighed down by worries about its artificial intelligence offerings and Dollar Tree burdened by new tariffs.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Devising strategies to boost tax revenue and economic growth, increase population by attracting new employers, development and potentially property tax reform — which has burdened residents with high taxes — also remain hanging for the next mayor to solve.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
China, the engineering state, is burdened by massive debt.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Looking to not be burdened with the massive contract, the Bucks instead decided to cut Lillard and spread out his money over five seasons, lessening the financial impact of the deal.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Many are entering the workforce burdened with debt and without the tools to contribute from day one.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
They also aren’t burdened with making sure any of their shots match, since in essence any take can be cut up into a master, close-ups, two-shots, or whatever else Cameron decides.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burdened
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The idea is that to support military and humanitarian missions, constellations of Arc vehicles would be loaded up and launched into space.—
David Szondy
October 13,
New Atlas,
13 Oct. 2025
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Pilots and aircraft involved in the exercise are certified for the nuclear mission, but no weapons are loaded or flown, NATO officials stressed.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
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Your letter troubled me, friend.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Kardashian also said she was troubled when West spoke out against her mother, Kris Jenner, and her four sisters.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Food options include sandwiches and baked goods including beef rissoles — dumplings filled with ground meat — and pao de queijo, gluten-free cheese bread made from tapioca flour.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Wyeth had taken several photos of a woman wearing three layers of denim vests, all filled with pins and slogans against fascism, against patriarchy, against the pipeline, against the former rapist in chief, against starving children, against book bans, against transphobes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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Rather than feeling triumphant at how believable ELIZA was, Weizenbaum was depressed by how gullible people seemed to be.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
26 Aug. 2025
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Her research has shown that lynchings depressed the rate of patent applications by Black Americans, which could have otherwise contributed to innovation and economic growth.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
26 Aug. 2025
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Garcia’s case is also saddled by the likely absence of legal duty owed by James to those who read his social media posts and other commentary.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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The financial terms for the Kyaukpyu port are even less favorable than those of other prominent Belt and Road Initiative projects that have saddled host countries with debt, such as the Hambantota port in Sri Lanka.—
Dan Swift,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Sep. 2025
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The men are seen as misogynistic, and the women are oppressed.—
Deena ElGenaidi,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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However, when your organization was founded less than 45 years after slavery was abolished, when Black women were still being forced to be wet nurses to the very children of those who oppressed them and lynching was a common occurrence below the Mason-Dixon Line?—
Essence,
Essence,
3 Oct. 2025
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And the 12-day war in June left Iran likely no longer enriching uranium for its nuclear program, which the West long has worried could be weaponized.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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Few of them shared the Menendez name and worried that audio would allow coworkers, friends or curious neighbors to identify them by their voice.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Donnelly, meanwhile, recalled on the witness stand how he was repeatedly drowned, tortured and raped by Gacy, per court documents.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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In Elordi’s hands, the creature is a sensitive soul tortured by his own existence.—
Lindsey Bahr,
Boston Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Burdened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burdened. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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