1
as in loaded
to place a weight or burden on
burdened the dog with a little backpack
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as in troubled
to make sad
refuses to let everyday problems burden her
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Recent Examples of burdened
Instead, poor Jack is burdened with the task of telling the story of Willie Stark’s rise from the vantage of Willie Stark’s fall.
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Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
For decades, utilities just reacted to maintenance problems, burdened by high supply costs and weak balance sheets.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Any bureaucracy is burdened by red tape and inefficiency.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 May 2026
Former employees have painted the agency as underfunded and burdened by a large backlog of cases.
—John Wayne Ferguson, Houston Chronicle, 1 May 2026
Given the extreme amount of growth and change the state has experienced, our schools are burdened by an arbitrary cap set more than a quarter-century ago.
—Kevin Vick, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Often, private equity investors kept the sale proceeds as profits while the hospitals were burdened with new rent costs.
—Jordan Rau, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Often, private equity investors kept the sale proceeds as profits while the hospitals were burdened with new rent costs.
—Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
King is especially distraught in the season finale after learning that she'll be deposed again in a lawsuit against the ER — a suit and deposition that has burdened the doctor all season.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
For decades, utilities just reacted to maintenance problems, burdened by high supply costs and weak balance sheets.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Any bureaucracy is burdened by red tape and inefficiency.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 May 2026
Former employees have painted the agency as underfunded and burdened by a large backlog of cases.
—John Wayne Ferguson, Houston Chronicle, 1 May 2026
Given the extreme amount of growth and change the state has experienced, our schools are burdened by an arbitrary cap set more than a quarter-century ago.
—Kevin Vick, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Often, private equity investors kept the sale proceeds as profits while the hospitals were burdened with new rent costs.
—Jordan Rau, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Often, private equity investors kept the sale proceeds as profits while the hospitals were burdened with new rent costs.
—Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
King is especially distraught in the season finale after learning that she'll be deposed again in a lawsuit against the ER — a suit and deposition that has burdened the doctor all season.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burdened
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Snell loaded the bases three batters into the game and gave up a run in the first inning.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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The analytics group says that most Middle East cargoes loaded before the war have now been discharged, meaning the inventory drawdown will accelerate and local refining will slow.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
10 May 2026
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Lucas wrote in a series of social media posts last week that he was disappointed and troubled by the accusations.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
12 May 2026
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For years, the multibillion-dollar industry has been troubled by its share of baroque and tragic scandals.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Ricard turned this island into a whimsical microcosm of the good life—one filled with food, drink, creativit,y and communality—and now his descendants are continuing that spirit in partnership with the Zannier hotel group.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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The long plastic bats were open at the top, and when filled with beer, fans could sip from them like unorthodox cups.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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More than half of Premier League front-of-shirt deals are due for renewal and, with betting-advertising regulations changing, the industry feedback is that sponsorship levels on offer have been depressed somewhat.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Don’t be depressed, the song tells us.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
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Only 18 women have saddled an entrant.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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But in adapting the namesake short story by Manuel Gonzales into a 10-hour season of television, creators Jennifer Ames and Steve Turner have saddled this core conflict with unnecessary and burdensome extensions.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2026
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Nonprofit organizations such as International Federation of Journalists, Amnesty International, and Committee to Protect Journalists advocate on behalf of unfairly jailed and oppressed journalists worldwide.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
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People were oppressed in that time.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
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Still, Davies is worried the demand for compute far outstrips capabilities to repurpose waste heat, and could lead to more data center construction that would further burden environmental capacity versus extend it.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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Those earlier polls left some Democratic Party leaders worried that Democrats might get shut out entirely from the general election.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
15 May 2026
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In 2017, the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission determined ther was credible evidence that Day was tortured into a false confession.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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On the device was a recording lasting over seven hours that allegedly captured the sound of Torbick being tortured, prosecutors reportedly said.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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“Burdened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burdened. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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