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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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
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2026
According to the European Commission, the duty-free de minimis exemption was introduced in order to alleviate administrative burdens for customs authorities and businesses, but the digitalization of customs procedures has ameliorated that issue.
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Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
With Claude Tag, Anthropic hopes to ease some of these burdens by simplifying the product and embedding it where companies already operate day-to-day.
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Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
The model effectively separates the benefits of ownership from many of its traditional burdens.
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Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Twenty years after enactment, the DOJ said in a 2020 report, some institutions continue to impose substantial burdens on incarcerated people who are following the tenets of their religion.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Two families continue to carry burdens that neither asked for nor deserved.
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Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
Both the council and Congress have floated some good ideas for streamlining disaster assistance, reducing administrative burdens and improving uneven recovery capabilities among states.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
The burdens that deed fraud victims face My first encounter with deed fraud came in July 2023.
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Donovan McCarty,
The Conversation,
22 June 2026
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2026
The Wrong Tax There is a compliance cost that genuinely burdens IPO candidates and receives almost no attention in the current deregulatory debate.
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Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
Writing for the Court, Gorsuch rejected Jackson’s core argument that Colorado’s law merely regulates professional conduct and only incidentally burdens speech.
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MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Policy analysts agreed the current plan burdens electric utilities, which could translate into higher bills.
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Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Supporters say securing transportation, getting time off and having to repeat visits unnecessarily burdens low-income women.
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Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
9 Feb. 2026
The disproportionate health burdens women of color face are not unique to the perimenopause and menopause experience.
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Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
21 Jan. 2026
The most significant successes are often for companies addressing conditions with large, underserved disease burdens.
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Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
13 Jan. 2026
This model enables rapid domestic and international growth without the balance-sheet intensity that burdens competitors.
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Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
26 Nov. 2025
Noun
Using one-time revenues for ongoing obligations is not fiscally responsible, masks structural deficits and shifts burdens to future budgets.
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Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2026
According to the European Commission, the duty-free de minimis exemption was introduced in order to alleviate administrative burdens for customs authorities and businesses, but the digitalization of customs procedures has ameliorated that issue.
—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
With Claude Tag, Anthropic hopes to ease some of these burdens by simplifying the product and embedding it where companies already operate day-to-day.
—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
The model effectively separates the benefits of ownership from many of its traditional burdens.
—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Twenty years after enactment, the DOJ said in a 2020 report, some institutions continue to impose substantial burdens on incarcerated people who are following the tenets of their religion.
—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Two families continue to carry burdens that neither asked for nor deserved.
—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
Both the council and Congress have floated some good ideas for streamlining disaster assistance, reducing administrative burdens and improving uneven recovery capabilities among states.
—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
The burdens that deed fraud victims face My first encounter with deed fraud came in July 2023.
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Donovan McCarty,
The Conversation,
22 June 2026
Verb
The renter’s credit is part of a larger but stalled push to rebalance Connecticut’s upside-down tax system, one the state’s own analysts conclude excessively burdens the poor and middle class.
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Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2026
The Wrong Tax There is a compliance cost that genuinely burdens IPO candidates and receives almost no attention in the current deregulatory debate.
—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
Writing for the Court, Gorsuch rejected Jackson’s core argument that Colorado’s law merely regulates professional conduct and only incidentally burdens speech.
—
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Policy analysts agreed the current plan burdens electric utilities, which could translate into higher bills.
—
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Supporters say securing transportation, getting time off and having to repeat visits unnecessarily burdens low-income women.
—
Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
9 Feb. 2026
The disproportionate health burdens women of color face are not unique to the perimenopause and menopause experience.
—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
21 Jan. 2026
The most significant successes are often for companies addressing conditions with large, underserved disease burdens.
—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
13 Jan. 2026
This model enables rapid domestic and international growth without the balance-sheet intensity that burdens competitors.
—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
26 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burdens
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Lithium batteries often maintain more consistent performance throughout their charge cycle, a trait that may be noticeable when tackling hills or carrying heavier loads.
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This leads to higher fungal loads.
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Certification meets robotics Industry groups view certification as becoming increasingly important as autonomous machines take on more responsibilities in industrial settings.
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While his professional responsibilities continue to grow, Ronan remains focused on the human side of recovery.
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Notorious Knicks villains such as Trae Young, Joel Embiid and CJ McCollum received similarly contentious choruses in recent postseasons.
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People themselves keep those choruses alive.
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But what really troubles him is something larger.
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There’s something that troubles her about this.
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The platform isn't designed to fly human passengers; it's geared toward the support of research or other payloads that require retrieval after a stint in space, such as pharmaceuticals and other products of orbital manufacturing.
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The company is targeting uncrewed cargo flights as early as 2028, with Tesla’s Optimus robots potentially among the first payloads.
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From there, aspiring digital nomads should research countries offering remote-work visas, understand tax obligations, develop a realistic travel budget and assemble a technology setup that supports uninterrupted productivity.
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Critics, particularly in the technology sector, argue the measure could force entrepreneurs and investors to sell assets to meet tax obligations, potentially disrupting businesses and discouraging investment.
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Eftekhari worries that the mood at Iran’s first match, where fans and protesters clashed, affected the players.
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Iran’s president worries about street protests Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has expressed concern that some Iranians could openly protest again.
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As Fed chair, Greenspan relished poring over obscure economic data, from monthly boxcar loadings to steel production, all in a bid to assess where the economy was going.
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As Fed chair, Greenspan relished poring over obscure economic data, from monthly boxcar loadings to steel production, all in a bid to assess where the economy was headed.
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“Burdens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burdens. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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