1
as in loading
to place a weight or burden on
burdened the dog with a little backpack
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2
as in troubling
to make sad
refuses to let everyday problems burden her
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Recent Examples of burdening
Accessing federal funds creates the opportunity for safety and modernization without burdening local taxpayers, according to Friedman.
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Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
There is room for reasonable discussion about how to implement verification without burdening eligible voters.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
And year after year, NYU has routinely been ranked with the dubious distinction of burdening its graduates with more debt than any other university in the United States.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Haddad said more state support might help higher education institutions keep from raising the fees already burdening graduate students.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
That faced some controversy from the community who argued the city was erasing their history and burdening them with the cost to change stationery.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2026
Polling suggests Californians support taxing corporations more to maintain the state’s social programs without burdening individual residents, who already face costs of living higher than most of the country.
—Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026
True enough, and that’s because lawmakers have insisted on throwing money at problems by burdening Californians with some of the highest taxes in the country.
—Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026
Tariffs are taxes burdening the movement of goods while imposing inefficiencies into the marketplace.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
There is room for reasonable discussion about how to implement verification without burdening eligible voters.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
And year after year, NYU has routinely been ranked with the dubious distinction of burdening its graduates with more debt than any other university in the United States.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Haddad said more state support might help higher education institutions keep from raising the fees already burdening graduate students.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
That faced some controversy from the community who argued the city was erasing their history and burdening them with the cost to change stationery.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2026
Polling suggests Californians support taxing corporations more to maintain the state’s social programs without burdening individual residents, who already face costs of living higher than most of the country.
—Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026
True enough, and that’s because lawmakers have insisted on throwing money at problems by burdening Californians with some of the highest taxes in the country.
—Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026
Tariffs are taxes burdening the movement of goods while imposing inefficiencies into the marketplace.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burdening
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Edgar Quero got hit by a pitch, loading the bases for Andrew Benintendi.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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But there’s also an imbalance created with loading up that Cirelli line, which is that Point’s unit is far less dangerous.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The touching moment was shared on the TikTok account @rosiethestaffygirl, capturing the instant Rosie—a Staffordshire bull terrier rescue—worked up the nerve to confront something that had clearly been troubling her.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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But besides defiant behavior or anger issues, there are other behaviors that indicate that something deeper is troubling your teen.—
Staff Author,
Parents,
9 Mar. 2026
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Gas prices also remain elevated, saddling businesses and consumers with higher costs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Residents spent years criticizing the EPA’s research and felt the agency was unfairly saddling corporations that owned local mining operations with cleanup costs, news reports show.—
Chris Bowling,
ProPublica,
15 Apr. 2026
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In Russia, Cuba, Iran, Belarus, and Uganda, dictatorships have carried on for decades—oppressing and killing their people, attacking their neighbors, and destabilizing their regions.—
Garry Kasparov,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2026
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Now, the Franciscan missionaries oppressing the Native Americans in the painting had arrows piercing their heads and bodies.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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Carranza said filling empty positions will require better salary and training, and perhaps more pay bumps when new hires hit yearly milestones.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Chinese EVs leave everyone else in the dust, we’re told, with infotainment that makes your smartphone look like a StarTac, range numbers that would make a turbodiesel Audi weep, and charging that might be even faster than filling up with gas, depending on the size of your tank.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2026
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Aside from the exclusivity, part of the appeal also comes from great marketing and the personalities of the sad boys themselves, who embrace the image of the lonely pint, eaten as a pick-me-up during depressing moments in life.—
Colin Wrenn,
Denver Post,
20 Apr. 2026
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The perky response of Hungary’s currency and equity markets, at a time when war in the Gulf is depressing asset prices everywhere, shows Orbanism clearly wasn’t working for business.—
Lionel Laurent,
Twin Cities,
17 Apr. 2026
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The coastal Georgia man arrested in 2018 and accused of torturing, killing and burying his two teenage children in the backyard of the family’s mobile home will spend the rest of his life behind bars after reaching a plea deal.—
Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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The briefing came days after Tierney secured a guilty plea from another Long Island serial killer, Rex Heuermann, who is expected to be sentenced in June after admitting to torturing and killing eight women.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Equally concerning is that requiring twice as many workers per case without a plan to recruit or retain them risks widespread gaps in care.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The technique still needs sanding, and zero interceptions in 48 career games is concerning, but McCutchin’s combine testing gave his draft case a nice shot of nitrous.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Burdening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burdening. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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