cumbers

Definition of cumbersnext
plural of cumber
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Noun
  • Cekada and Blanche said the new regulations would ease burdens for the firearms industry and lawful gun owners.
    Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 20 May 2026
  • The county has also provided more than $17 million in fee deferrals and refunds to ease financial burdens on residents who are rebuilding.
    David Wilson, Daily News, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • Levi’s went on a prolific streak of collaborations by releasing three collections with Nike and Jordan Brand from last July through January, and during that time and onward denim has been popping up on loads more in-line releases under the Nike umbrella.
    Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
  • There’s plenty of space in the rear too, with loads of head and legroom for adult passengers.
    James Morris, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • The rest of the production had been much harder—particularly because, to his frustration, he’d been forced to film primarily in Atlanta rather than in Oakland, after a year of maddening delays led to the production losing its California tax rebate.
    Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
  • And the bus agency will stage buses to handle potential overflow crowds or delays on the streetcar, among other improvements through the Kansas City Area Transit Authority (KCATA) during the World Cup.
    Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • Despite recommending a strong-mayor government, the working group succinctly identifies its dangers.
    Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
  • Tier One operators reveal serious dangers of hostage rescue missions.
    David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • Another issue involves the fictional movie being shot, which is called Desert and seems to be about the perils of Spanish colonialism, yet remains disconnected to all the shenanigans going on behind the scenes.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
  • Others, however, see a more positive road ahead for the rapid deployment of renewables not only in Cuba, but also elsewhere, as the costs of clean tech continue to fall and geopolitical turbulence lays bare the perils of relying on fossil fuel imports.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • But first, the imager will scout the asteroid’s immediate neighborhood to check for any moonlets that could pose hazards to the spacecraft or offer clues to the space rock’s murky past.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
  • For these storms, the Storm Prediction Center has placed parts of Kansas and Missouri, including the Kansas City metro, under a slight (Level 2 of 5) risk of severe weather, with large hail and damaging wind gusts the primary hazards.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • This includes increasing bathroom stalls, single person bathrooms and individual stall locker rooms.
    Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Cumbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cumbers. Accessed 23 May. 2026.

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