1
as in loaded
to place a weight or burden on
burdened the dog with a little backpack
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as in troubled
to make sad
refuses to let everyday problems burden her
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Recent Examples of burdened
Given the extreme amount of growth and change the state has experienced, our schools are burdened by an arbitrary cap set more than a quarter-century ago.
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Kevin Vick, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
The nonprofit Miami Housing for All has estimated the county needs around 90,000 additional affordable housing units to close the gap, and census data shows nearly 60% of renters in the Greater Miami area are rent burdened.
—Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Often, private equity investors kept the sale proceeds as profits while the hospitals were burdened with new rent costs.
—Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
King is especially distraught in the season finale after learning that she'll be deposed again in a lawsuit against the ER — a suit and deposition that has burdened the doctor all season.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
Healey must think ratepayers – who are burdened with some of the highest energy costs in the country – are pretty stupid and simple minded.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
She isn’t burdened by the need to shed a darker, more mercenary child-star past.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2026
Ballot delays forced authorities to extend voting into Monday, leaving thousands unable to cast ballots and frustrating citizens already burdened by Peru’s mandatory voting laws with hefty fines.
—Franklin Briceño, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Collins also invokes Dick Gregory’s late-in-life argument that Black entertainers were burdened by liberation expectations that white male entertainers never had to carry.
—Geoff Bennett, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
Kevin Vick, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
The nonprofit Miami Housing for All has estimated the county needs around 90,000 additional affordable housing units to close the gap, and census data shows nearly 60% of renters in the Greater Miami area are rent burdened.
—Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Often, private equity investors kept the sale proceeds as profits while the hospitals were burdened with new rent costs.
—Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
King is especially distraught in the season finale after learning that she'll be deposed again in a lawsuit against the ER — a suit and deposition that has burdened the doctor all season.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
Healey must think ratepayers – who are burdened with some of the highest energy costs in the country – are pretty stupid and simple minded.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
She isn’t burdened by the need to shed a darker, more mercenary child-star past.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2026
Ballot delays forced authorities to extend voting into Monday, leaving thousands unable to cast ballots and frustrating citizens already burdened by Peru’s mandatory voting laws with hefty fines.
—Franklin Briceño, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Collins also invokes Dick Gregory’s late-in-life argument that Black entertainers were burdened by liberation expectations that white male entertainers never had to carry.
—Geoff Bennett, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burdened
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With the bases loaded and nobody out, Freddy Fermin’s fly ball to left field drove in Bogaerts.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Tickets for Saturday will not be valid for the makeup doubleheader, but fans who already purchased tickets will receive a digital voucher loaded into their My Mets Tickets account, and will be accessible Sunday morning.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Labor historian James Green noted that of all the violence against workers at the time, none shocked the nation or troubled its collective conscience more than the Ludlow massacre because of the deaths of children.—
Robert Forrant,
The Conversation,
20 Apr. 2026
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The second scenario which had troubled Democrats earlier this Spring is that the Democratic candidates continue splitting the vote, allowing Hilton and Republican Chad Bianco to advance.—
Douglas Schoen,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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During the day, McKinley Park is filled with activity, from dog walkers and joggers to families enjoying the outdoors.—
Conor McGill,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Just off the lobby, Feuillage is the spot for teas, coffees and jewel-like cakes, from macarons filled with fresh raspberries and cream, to lemon tarts topped with a shimmer of gold leaf.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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The machine worked by reading music that was encoded by holes punched into rolls of paper, which in turn directed airflows to levers that depressed piano keys.—
Adam Ozimek,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
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Democrats who still believe in the New Deal-era promise of government helping the public are a bit depressed by the idea that the solution to their party’s problems is generating less money for that purpose.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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But in adapting the namesake short story by Manuel Gonzales into a 10-hour season of television, creators Jennifer Ames and Steve Turner have saddled this core conflict with unnecessary and burdensome extensions.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2026
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The surprisingly weak employment picture in February adds to the economic uncertainty over the war with Iran, which has caused oil prices to surge more than 40% and saddled business and consumers with higher costs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Communities endured the triple indignity of working on the statues and being both redressed and oppressed by those statues.—
Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
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Much of progressive ideological frameworks tend to divide the world into oppressors and oppressed.—
Arie Perliger,
The Conversation,
18 Mar. 2026
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The good thing for Ohio State is that the coaching staff isn’t worried about injuries to Joshua Padilla, Austin Siereveld and Phillip Daniels lingering into preseason camp.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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But investors worried about Clorox cutting its full-year profit outlook as consumers become more selective with their spending amid higher gas prices.—
Davis Giangiulio,Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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Higgins was tortured, interrogated and then was murdered.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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After the coup — in the story and in reality — opponents, civilians and those deemed suspicious were regularly kidnapped and tortured.—
Laura Zornosa,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Burdened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burdened. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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