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
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.
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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
Babin is chair of the space and aeronautics subcommittee and has conducted CHIPS and Science Act oversight hearings where he's warned against burdening local governments and industry partners with cumbersome regulations and paperwork.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
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
Babin is chair of the space and aeronautics subcommittee and has conducted CHIPS and Science Act oversight hearings where he's warned against burdening local governments and industry partners with cumbersome regulations and paperwork.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burdening
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After Oracle 's huge $18 billion bond sale last month, the market has become a little more wary of AI companies loading up on debt to spend on AI.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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This time, Wilson activated his bullpen as Castillo waded through the next four batters, loading the bases for lefty Daulton Varsho.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 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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Also consider buying staple items that stretch meals, such as rice and beans, or plan for 'one dish' meals that are filling, such as spaghetti and meat sauce, chili, soups, or casseroles.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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So filling, yet doesn’t feel like a heavy meal and has a fresh taste.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
25 Oct. 2025
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His assaults on free speech norms come with depressing regularity.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Still, any further restrictions on shots by ACIP could have trickle-down effects, further depressing already declining immunization rates for vaccine-preventable diseases and raising the risk of outbreaks.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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In another film with a less happy outcome, the woman who claims to be the amnesiac’s wife is an impostor who ends up torturing him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Oct. 2025
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Additionally, before season one aired, Page Six reported Zakkour was allegedly at the scene of the arrest of crypto investor John Woeltz, who has been charged with kidnapping and torturing a man alongside William Duplessie, per AP News.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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The employee replied that Green didn't mention suicide by cop specifically, but noted his comments remained concerning.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Occasional use of those protein powders isn’t as concerning as a person making protein shakes three times a day.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Burdening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burdening. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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