1
as in loads
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported
the early settlers often used horses to carry their burdens
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2
as in responsibilities
something one must do because of prior agreement
the burden of homework prevented the youngster from joining his friends at the game
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1
as in weights
to place a weight or burden on
burdened the dog with a little backpack
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as in troubles
to make sad
refuses to let everyday problems burden her
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Recent Examples of burdens
Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Yes, incoming transfers such as Morris and Taylor have eased the line’s burdens, but much of the credit belongs to program mainstays such as senior left tackle McKale Boley.
—David Teel, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Ten rural Wisconsin hospitals are forming a network to share resources and reduce financial burdens.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The film explores the beauty and burdens of being an eldest daughter and constructs an escapist world where Black girls get to simply be kids.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
The council's public safety committee tabled the proposal at a recent meeting to resolve concerns raised by some members related to mandates and cost burdens.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
The film’s multi-generational female portraits examine how patriarchal burdens persist even in women-only spaces.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
This means that employers in jurisdictions like San Francisco or Los Angeles may be subject to additional compliance burdens.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Nighttime Sounds blends social realism with surrealist elements to tell a moving and visually arresting story about the burdens and desires harbored by women in China’s rural villages.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
As more states move to reduce and phase out their income taxes in the coming years, the lack of an income tax becomes less of an advantage, making the need to address relatively high property tax burdens more imperative.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Why would citizens vote for someone who burdens them with regressive taxes and prioritizes labor unions and migrants over them?
—Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
Organizers said donations will help ease medical and financial burdens for the family during his recovery.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Yes, incoming transfers such as Morris and Taylor have eased the line’s burdens, but much of the credit belongs to program mainstays such as senior left tackle McKale Boley.
—David Teel, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Ten rural Wisconsin hospitals are forming a network to share resources and reduce financial burdens.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The film explores the beauty and burdens of being an eldest daughter and constructs an escapist world where Black girls get to simply be kids.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
The council's public safety committee tabled the proposal at a recent meeting to resolve concerns raised by some members related to mandates and cost burdens.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
The film’s multi-generational female portraits examine how patriarchal burdens persist even in women-only spaces.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
This means that employers in jurisdictions like San Francisco or Los Angeles may be subject to additional compliance burdens.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Nighttime Sounds blends social realism with surrealist elements to tell a moving and visually arresting story about the burdens and desires harbored by women in China’s rural villages.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
Critics of the way the administration is handling immigration enforcement have raised concerns that holding people without criminal convictions or charges unnecessarily burdens the system and pulls undocumented immigrants away from their families.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
As more states move to reduce and phase out their income taxes in the coming years, the lack of an income tax becomes less of an advantage, making the need to address relatively high property tax burdens more imperative.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Why would citizens vote for someone who burdens them with regressive taxes and prioritizes labor unions and migrants over them?
—Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burdens
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The material withstands compressive loads more than 10 times its weight.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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Ensure your site loads quickly and works across devices.—
Ran Ronen,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Rather, what troubles him are the claims that the song’s success has been manufactured.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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But the financial angle troubles her further.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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What about the present environment of censorship worries you the most?—
Fiction Non Fiction
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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But Jacobson worries about what strict bans will mean for developers taking a careful approach.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The main part of the Constitution spans four pages and mostly concerns the structure of the government.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Defamation concerns false statements that are couched as factual and objective.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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At one moment in the concerto, the soloist—here the brilliant, committed young pianist Jeonghwan Kim—silently depresses a C-major triad with the left hand and then bangs out a C-major triad with the right, so that the lower strings resonate.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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As the user depresses a key, the backside of the key (which is not visible) touches a thin layer of material.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This diabolical, maximalist group oppresses Gazans and its existence ensures the Palestinians will not have a state.—
Zoltan Istvan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Burdens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burdens. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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