cumber

noun

Definition of cumbernext
as in burden

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  1. burden
  2. load
  3. delay
  4. danger
  5. peril
  6. hazard
Noun
  • Until meaningful regulation catches up to the industry’s growth, the burden falls on owners to ask hard questions before handing over the leash.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026
  • That would push the budgetary burden of pension contributions to nearly 37% of all covered employee spending.
    — Gregory Kearney, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
Definition of burden
Noun
  • MetroLoft added roughly 18,000 square feet to 15 upper floors, and the additional load caused two columns to bend, Berman said.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
  • At a press conference at the site, Buildings Commissioner Ahmed Tigani said that the city was bringing in emergency beams and columns to help shore up some of the unstable building’s load.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 8 July 2026
Definition of load
Noun
  • As more carriers and airports report improvements in areas such as delay reduction, fuel savings and aircraft utilization, confidence is growing.
    — Christiaan Hen, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Lawsuits alleging there were design errors in the signature bridge arches caused 18 months of delay.
    — Jessica Lipscomb, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
Definition of delay
Noun
  • Police said Reed’s statements indicated the children were in imminent danger.
    — The Star, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
  • Republicans are the real danger to women and to everyone except billionaire donors.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 11 July 2026
Definition of danger
Noun
  • Such are the perils of popularity, all the more ironic because Oliver never intended to be a populist.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 July 2026
  • There are more questions than answers about the Celtics' side of this deal for now, but this past season should have taught everyone to underestimate them at your own peril.
    — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of peril
Noun
  • Plus, the company argued, there wasn’t enough evidence that detainees were exposed to any hazard.
    — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • The new proposal aims to sidestep that hazard by using MCB only occasionally and only in a small portion of the atmosphere.
    — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 8 July 2026
Definition of hazard
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“Cumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cumber. Accessed 14 Jul. 2026.

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