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
Attainable housing can be built in new communities, without burdening existing cities or unincorporated villages.
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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
And year after year, NYU has routinely been ranked with the dubious distinction of burdening its graduates with more debt than any other university in the United States.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
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
And year after year, NYU has routinely been ranked with the dubious distinction of burdening its graduates with more debt than any other university in the United States.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burdening
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The Bruins followed it up by loading the bases with no outs in the fifth for right fielder Megan Grant.—
Jordan Puente,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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Then the human welder has to finish the areas where the robot can’t reach, then pull it out and start loading new parts.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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My mother’s rheumatism was troubling her, and Betsy stayed home to keep her company.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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The touching moment was shared on the TikTok account @rosiethestaffygirl, capturing the instant Rosie—a Staffordshire bull terrier rescue—worked up the nerve to confront something that had clearly been troubling her.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Gas prices also remain elevated, saddling businesses and consumers with higher costs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Residents spent years criticizing the EPA’s research and felt the agency was unfairly saddling corporations that owned local mining operations with cleanup costs, news reports show.—
Chris Bowling,
ProPublica,
15 Apr. 2026
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Underlying such obvious acts of aggression lies an insidious tendency for transnational repression to flow from despots into democracies, oppressing lawyers of all nationalities in the process.—
Irwin Cotler,
Time,
8 May 2026
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In Russia, Cuba, Iran, Belarus, and Uganda, dictatorships have carried on for decades—oppressing and killing their people, attacking their neighbors, and destabilizing their regions.—
Garry Kasparov,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2026
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The delays in filling housing through the city’s lottery have knock-on effects beyond the apartments not going quickly to the people who need them.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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Start copying Hilary Duff's cover-ready look by filling your cart with the eleven products below, with prices starting at just $28.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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At risk of depressing you, nothing.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2026
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Aside from the exclusivity, part of the appeal also comes from great marketing and the personalities of the sad boys themselves, who embrace the image of the lonely pint, eaten as a pick-me-up during depressing moments in life.—
Colin Wrenn,
Denver Post,
20 Apr. 2026
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Apparently, their definition of resistance is to gang rape as many women and men of all ages as possible before torturing, mutilating and murdering them.—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
14 May 2026
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His 39 points on 13-of-18 shooting in Game 3, including 16 in the fourth, evoked images of Hakeem Olajuwon torturing post defenders.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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For DiPentima, the bill’s swift progress though the legislature was concerning.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Over the past ten-plus years, American students’ academic achievement has experienced a concerning decline.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
16 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Burdening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burdening. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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