1
as in loading
to place a weight or burden on
burdened the dog with a little backpack
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as in troubling
to make sad
refuses to let everyday problems burden her
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Recent Examples of burdening
These supercities could absorb population growth without burdening existing urban centers while creating hundreds of thousands of jobs in construction, engineering and services.
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Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Kinloch warns against throwing around the idea of an entertainment tax to avoid burdening residents with another potential tax — on top of the city’s already high property taxes.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Early expansion through franchisees lets founders avoid burdening corporate capital with every new location.
—Gary Occhiogrosso, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Hopefully, leaders will make the transition to autonomous service before burdening consumers with even higher sales tax rates.
—Marc Joffe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
Locking up necessities has backfired in almost every way, annoying customers and burdening employees, yet Cornell stood by the decision and claimed on an earnings call that customers were actually grateful for the inconvenience.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Green’s express goal is to avoid burdening users with ads.
—Esme Fox, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2025
Stopping this practice would go a long way to make college more affordable without burdening taxpayers.
—Paul Weinstein Jr., Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Confession might ease your mind but at the expense of burdening another.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Kinloch warns against throwing around the idea of an entertainment tax to avoid burdening residents with another potential tax — on top of the city’s already high property taxes.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Early expansion through franchisees lets founders avoid burdening corporate capital with every new location.
—Gary Occhiogrosso, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Hopefully, leaders will make the transition to autonomous service before burdening consumers with even higher sales tax rates.
—Marc Joffe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
Locking up necessities has backfired in almost every way, annoying customers and burdening employees, yet Cornell stood by the decision and claimed on an earnings call that customers were actually grateful for the inconvenience.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Green’s express goal is to avoid burdening users with ads.
—Esme Fox, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2025
Stopping this practice would go a long way to make college more affordable without burdening taxpayers.
—Paul Weinstein Jr., Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Confession might ease your mind but at the expense of burdening another.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burdening
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The process of loading the SNAP cards, which involves steps by state and federal government agencies and vendors, can take up to two weeks in some states.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Republican's order directs state agencies to work with the federal contractor responsible for loading Electronic Benefit Transfer cards to ensure Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are distributed weekly, his office said.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Nov. 2025
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China is poised to win great swathes of the booming European EV market and that is troubling the automakers.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Yet most fans do not care unduly about what a squad costs and while sound financial management is welcomed, the strength of the team is the thing that is troubling them right now.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Once again, Derek Hough was a little bit of a buzzkill, saddling Richter with another 6.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
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The core cast are forgettable, but the game pulls tricks from older-era Call of Duty titles like Modern Warfare and Black Ops by saddling players with alternating POVs of the events just long enough to learn someone’s name before you’re forced to live out their demise.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
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Now, the Franciscan missionaries oppressing the Native Americans in the painting had arrows piercing their heads and bodies.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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Reduce overall soil needs in a large container by filling the bottom of the pot with empty milk jugs or aluminum cans.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Nov. 2025
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Known for their high-energy performances and irresistible grooves, April and the Funk Junkies have become a San Diego favorite, filling dance floors with their mix of funk, soul, pop, and rock classics.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Broader health insurance protections could prevent more Americans from sinking into debt and depressing their credit scores.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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This sounds like depressing stuff, and Mothertongue is not extremely upbeat.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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Hundreds — some with and some without criminal records — have vanished without due process indefinitely into the prison systems of other countries infamous for torturing inmates.—
Mercury News & East Bay Times editorial,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Dahbia Benkired was convicted of raping, torturing and killing Lola Daviet, according the BBC, BFMTV and The New York Times.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Britney Spears returned to Instagram on Saturday, less than a week after the singer deactivated her account following a series of concerning posts on the social media site.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Central Valley Flood Protection Board approved work concerning the lower American River this year.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Burdening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burdening. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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