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
This shows that parents and caregivers are growing wary of mounting student loan debt and are reluctant to have their children burdened by it in the future.
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De Elizabeth, Parents, 1 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
To avoid being cost-burdened, a minimum-wage earner in Miami would have to work more than 100 hours a week.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
But unlike the popular TV show, Gomez was seriously burdened by her mother’s troubles from a young age, according to The Cut.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Considering this poor return (scoring points was a key target in demoting Doohan for Colapinto), Briatore acknowledged during the Dutch GP weekend that Alpine may have unnecessarily burdened its young Argentine driver.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The New York Knicks are burdened with big contracts, and the franchise was facing the possibility of hitting the luxury tax threshold, though All-Defensive forward Mikal Bridges helped the organization by taking a notable pay cut.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, water and wastewater operators at over 50,000 public water systems across the United States are already burdened by the complex, technical and constantly changing job of making sure their cities and towns are supplied with clean water.
—Jenna McLaughlin, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
In recent years, states across the country have launched ambitious felony expungement initiatives to expand opportunities for people burdened by criminal records.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
De Elizabeth, Parents, 1 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
To avoid being cost-burdened, a minimum-wage earner in Miami would have to work more than 100 hours a week.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
But unlike the popular TV show, Gomez was seriously burdened by her mother’s troubles from a young age, according to The Cut.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Considering this poor return (scoring points was a key target in demoting Doohan for Colapinto), Briatore acknowledged during the Dutch GP weekend that Alpine may have unnecessarily burdened its young Argentine driver.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The New York Knicks are burdened with big contracts, and the franchise was facing the possibility of hitting the luxury tax threshold, though All-Defensive forward Mikal Bridges helped the organization by taking a notable pay cut.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, water and wastewater operators at over 50,000 public water systems across the United States are already burdened by the complex, technical and constantly changing job of making sure their cities and towns are supplied with clean water.
—Jenna McLaughlin, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
In recent years, states across the country have launched ambitious felony expungement initiatives to expand opportunities for people burdened by criminal records.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burdened
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Most importantly, they’re loaded up with the most festive, decadent fragrances—ones that’ll transport you right to Christmas day with the smell of minty candy canes, woody pine trees, celebratory bubbly, and more.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
29 Sep. 2025
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Both Collins and Robledo allegedly had loaded guns on them at the time, authorities said.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Johnson’s tight friendship with Bukele troubled top State Department officials in the Biden administration, who asked his successor, Jean Manes, to look into the firing of the contractor.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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The four-time Formula One champion began in pole position after a chaotic qualifying session on Saturday and was never troubled after making a good start in Baku.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
21 Sep. 2025
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However, a different vibe soon filled the arena once the countdown clock reached zero and a video charting Kirk's career from 18-year-old organizer to one of the GOP’s most prominent activists came on-screen.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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What’s the difference between a boss who is optimistic, practices positive thinking, coaches, and inspires their team and a bad boss who is just filled with toxic positivity?—
Mita Mallick,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 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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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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Knee-jerk comparisons to last year’s Heisman Trophy winner, Colorado’s Travis Hunter, might have saddled him with unrealistic expectations going into his sophomore season.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
14 Sep. 2025
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Hamas has terrorized the Israeli people and oppressed the people of Gaza, causing horrific suffering.—
Ben Kelly,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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This first in a duology takes place in Mexico in the 1500s, where the conquistadors have invaded and oppressed the native people.—
Lia Amador,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
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But critics worried that any surplus designation would expose the city to unwanted development that could ultimately include housing, because once the Surplus Land Act is invoked, the law requires affordable housing be prioritized on the property.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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However, sharp spending cuts have angered many, while a recent electoral defeat for his party worried investors ahead of a key legislative vote in October.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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This is the cost of having been tortured in public.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Hoping to better understand the demand for smutty scares, Hitchcock and his wife, Alma Reville (Olivia Williams), spend an interminable evening at the theater surrounded by people throwing popcorn and making out while the topless woman onscreen is tortured and killed in a masked man’s dungeon.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Burdened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burdened. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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