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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Sandwich had to switch pitchers in the eighth inning, and Hamilton-Wenham responded by loading the bases with no outs.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
8 June 2026
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The Mets put pressure on Vasquez by loading the bases with no outs.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
7 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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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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Gas prices also remain elevated, saddling businesses and consumers with higher costs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 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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Finally, allow the solution to come to room temperature before filling your feeders.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 May 2026
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Such scandals have put the spotlight on a murky (and growing) world of speculative, 24/7 transactions now filling the internet.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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In 1993, a storm with baseball-size hail wiped out the local wheat harvest, depressing incomes and leaving the town too poor to remove damaged buildings.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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Each is separately spring-loaded, depressing four millimeters at most (though they can be actuated with as little as two millimeters of travel) before bouncing back with a confirming click.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 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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Finding baby squirrels in your yard can be both heartwarming and concerning.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
7 June 2026
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This year, Consumer Reports tested 49 more formulas and found concerning levels of contaminants in 26 of them.—
Rachel Fobar,
Daily News,
7 June 2026
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“Burdening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burdening. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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