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
Internationally, however, the film’s distribution prospects rest largely on Cotillard, also burdened with the heaviest dramatic lifting to do as the stricken, unworldly protagonist who bridges the film’s two improbably connected realms.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 May 2026
Students are burdened with debt.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 14 May 2026
About 68% of people earning between $50,000 and $74,999 are considered cost-burdened as of 2024.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2026
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.
—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
Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 May 2026
Students are burdened with debt.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 14 May 2026
About 68% of people earning between $50,000 and $74,999 are considered cost-burdened as of 2024.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burdened
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Stoneman Douglas, which left the bases loaded in the first and fourth innings, finally pushed an insurance run home in the top of the seventh.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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Those runs proved useful when Benge dropped a fly ball in the top of the seventh, allowing a run to score for the Yankees, who loaded the bases with no outs, forcing the Mets to go to the bullpen.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
17 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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Every scene is shot on location, the soundtrack is wall-to-wall bangers, and the cast is perfect with a few key roles filled by actors in their bygone prime and maybe one or two from beyond the grave.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Among Miamians, the hotel is best known for its extravagant Sunday Brunch; all tables become immediately filled with a combination of local residents and hotel guests, a natural overlap felt throughout the property, which is also home to the Four Seasons Residences.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 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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In the meantime, Russian writers that have been genuinely oppressed within Russia also experience marginalization on the international market.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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And the Irish were oppressed by imperialism, for hundreds of years, and President Kennedy was an Irish Catholic.—
Dan Adler,
Vanity Fair,
15 May 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 19 May. 2026.
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