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
Because there is a balance to be struck between preventing fraud, such as voter impersonation (as uncommon as that may be), and burdening eligible voters with undue restrictions that can ultimately discourage them from voting.
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Peter Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2026
Reducing—or eliminating—the ad valorem tax is a priority, and tax abatements will be used responsibly to support businesses without burdening homeowners.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
The war is burdening the not only the current Russian economy but its future prospects, the report says.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 Jan. 2026
Such subsidies drive up demand, and therefore costs, while also burdening taxpayers.
—Judge Glock, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
Most fine-dining restaurants have not received many complaints about burdening costs, according to the NYT, though that doesn’t stop them from worrying about feedback.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2025
Stinett said the shelter spreads the need for medical care among the partner vets to avoid burdening just one or two hospitals.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 25 Nov. 2025
These supercities could absorb population growth without burdening existing urban centers while creating hundreds of thousands of jobs in construction, engineering and services.
—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
Peter Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2026
Reducing—or eliminating—the ad valorem tax is a priority, and tax abatements will be used responsibly to support businesses without burdening homeowners.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
The war is burdening the not only the current Russian economy but its future prospects, the report says.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 Jan. 2026
Such subsidies drive up demand, and therefore costs, while also burdening taxpayers.
—Judge Glock, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
Most fine-dining restaurants have not received many complaints about burdening costs, according to the NYT, though that doesn’t stop them from worrying about feedback.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2025
Stinett said the shelter spreads the need for medical care among the partner vets to avoid burdening just one or two hospitals.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 25 Nov. 2025
These supercities could absorb population growth without burdening existing urban centers while creating hundreds of thousands of jobs in construction, engineering and services.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burdening
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Across TikTok, eBay, and online forums, young adults are snapping up used iPod Classics and Nanos, loading them with music, and in some cases canceling their streaming subscriptions entirely.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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This key test involves loading the rocket with fuel, preparing the capsule that will house the Artemis II crew for the duration of the mission for launch, and simulating a launch countdown.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
21 Feb. 2026
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Scientists may have solved a cosmic mystery that has been troubling them since the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) began observations back in 2022.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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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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Nurses countered that top hospital executives make millions of dollars a year while saddling nurses with unmanageable workloads.—
Philip Marcelo,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Court records from Taste of Belgium’s bankruptcy reveal its sales slumped by nearly a fifth in the last two years, saddling the popular eatery with more than $6 million in debts.—
Alexander Coolidge,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
22 Jan. 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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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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Churches began filling up, both with people seeking answers in God and as a place for children to safely play, Brown said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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Slowly, as historic Art Deco buildings are renovated, Ocean Drive’s porches are filling up with colorful cafe umbrellas and youthful crowds.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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For all the inherent sadness of its subject matter, Mouse is never depressing, thanks to the delicacy of O’Sullivan and Thompson’s filmmaking.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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Instead what followed was the slow disintegration of a championship core, an inability to reclimb the mountain and the slow, depressing slide into lamenting what could have been.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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According to court records, Quero Silva is defending himself against the new federal lawsuit accusing him of torturing the protestors in Barquisimeto.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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Yorgos Lanthimos, Florian Zeller and Juliette Binoche are among more than 800 film professionals who have signed a joint statement condemning the Iranian government for killing and torturing its own people.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2026
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Otherwise, the onus is on individual consumers to find concerning practices and try to opt out.—
Adam Echelman,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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How concerning are the turnovers?—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Burdening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burdening. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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