1
as in loading
to place a weight or burden on
burdened the dog with a little backpack
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2
as in troubling
to make sad
refuses to let everyday problems burden her
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Recent Examples of burdening
This war has been a disaster for them, frightening away foreign investors, tourists and talent and burdening them with a future of huge new defense bills to deter Iran after the United States is gone.
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Thomas L. Friedman, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
Attainable housing can be built in new communities, without burdening existing cities or unincorporated villages.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Formulate federal policies that discourage California lawmakers from burdening its citizens.
—Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
If these safeguards advance, why is the emphasis not on reforming underlying financing practices—including deferred interest and retroactive interest models—rather than further burdening providers who are attempting to offer patients a lawful payment pathway when traditional coverage fails them?
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026
The cases are burdening the system because the federal judiciary is not typically the venue for immigration cases, which are heard in separate administrative courts run by the Department of Justice.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
Across the country, soaring electricity costs are burdening consumers and stirring voter anger.
—Josh Saul, Bloomberg, 13 Apr. 2026
Accessing federal funds creates the opportunity for safety and modernization without burdening local taxpayers, according to Friedman.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
There is room for reasonable discussion about how to implement verification without burdening eligible voters.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
Thomas L. Friedman, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
Attainable housing can be built in new communities, without burdening existing cities or unincorporated villages.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Formulate federal policies that discourage California lawmakers from burdening its citizens.
—Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
If these safeguards advance, why is the emphasis not on reforming underlying financing practices—including deferred interest and retroactive interest models—rather than further burdening providers who are attempting to offer patients a lawful payment pathway when traditional coverage fails them?
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026
The cases are burdening the system because the federal judiciary is not typically the venue for immigration cases, which are heard in separate administrative courts run by the Department of Justice.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
Across the country, soaring electricity costs are burdening consumers and stirring voter anger.
—Josh Saul, Bloomberg, 13 Apr. 2026
Accessing federal funds creates the opportunity for safety and modernization without burdening local taxpayers, according to Friedman.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
There is room for reasonable discussion about how to implement verification without burdening eligible voters.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burdening
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To address this workflow conundrum, Maono has developed the P Series, which directly addresses this shift towards hybrid workflows and connectivity, where equipment needs to be streamlined for multi-device creation without loading on the technical complexity.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Of course, Macy is not actually spending late nights at the distillery twisting knobs and loading the wash into fermenters.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
14 June 2026
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This question of what happened to fishes immediately after the age of the dinosaurs kept troubling me.—
Sanaa El-Sayed,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
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So what is troubling the Mariners?—
David Troy OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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In seeking to increase the number of students from certain racial groups, the current UC admissions policy is setting up unprepared students to fail, oftentimes while saddling them with many thousands of dollars in student loan debt.—
Adam B. Summers,
Oc Register,
11 June 2026
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The author could herself be considered predatorial, having written her own children in as the books’ protagonists, saddling them with a strange kind of fame.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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Norway was itself a colonizer, and programs oppressing indigenous cultures and languages were in place well into the 1960s.—
Ola Morris Innset,
The Dial,
2 June 2026
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Having been raised not too far from similarly-minded environs, this Turkish critic knows that keeping a pure and noble familial slate in patriarchy often means oppressing women.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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Tiny Timber Homes Living in as small a space as a tiny house can sometimes feel a little claustrophobic, but the Kanuka tackles this by opening up to the outside with two double glass door entrances, filling the home with natural light.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 June 2026
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The 52-year-old Utah resident spent a full day traveling between thrift stores, used bookstores and independent bookshops, filling her car with enough reading material to carry her through the year.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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Disruptions from war are not cured by depressing economic activity; they’re cured by dealing with the causes of those disruptions.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Bukayo Saka — England/Arsenal Saka suffers a little here from Mikel Arteta’s tactical approach depressing the final third production of all Arsenal’s attackers.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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She was arrested at a hotel near the barn and booked at the Clark County Juvenile Hall on 12 counts of animal cruelty, including intentionally aiming or torturing a horse, as well as three counts of malicious destruction of property.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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She was later transported to the Clark County Juvenile Hall and charged with 12 counts of willful or malicious killing, maiming or torturing an animal and three counts of felony malicious destruction of private property valued at more than $5,000, police said.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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And some of the capabilities that these models have to access systems, not only federal government systems, but financial systems, is very concerning to us.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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With remote attacks, employees receive emails concerning invoices or data migrations.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Burdening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burdening. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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