: carrying a burden : heavily laden or encumbered
burdened with/by debt/guilt/responsibilities
… saved a burdened shopper the trouble of returning her grocery cart …—
Elizabeth Kadetsky
Elizabeth KadetskyWith burdened heart and aching eyes I looked over the walls around me.—Wilkie Collins
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Five years later, with many forecasters predicting another downturn is likely in 2025, a far less burdened benefits system remains plagued by myriad problems that could hamper payments to Americans who lose their jobs in an economic slump, according to a new report.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
This points to the importance of the less burdened partner acknowledging such emotional labor and actively stepping up — not just by offering help when asked, but by taking initiative and sharing the mental load.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Asylum is not what Kadiatou, who is the most burdened of the four yet who also unexpectedly emerges feeling the most liberated, finds in America.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2025
Boulder has the highest share of burdened renters among Colorado metro areas at 61.2%, although its large college student population skews that number.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 10 Dec. 2024
Nursing assistants, health aides, and other lower-wage health care workers were particularly vulnerable during outbreaks, and many remain burdened now.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 1 Oct. 2024
Despite being offered more time off from the game by his club, Eustaquio was insistent: playing soccer almost immediately would ease his burdened mind.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 8 July 2024
Sam and Katherine communicate mostly through burdened stares and regretful glances, which suggest the depth of the pair’s intimacy.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange has gotten a little too burdened.
—Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 8 May 2023
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Paul Davidson, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
This points to the importance of the less burdened partner acknowledging such emotional labor and actively stepping up — not just by offering help when asked, but by taking initiative and sharing the mental load.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Asylum is not what Kadiatou, who is the most burdened of the four yet who also unexpectedly emerges feeling the most liberated, finds in America.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2025
Boulder has the highest share of burdened renters among Colorado metro areas at 61.2%, although its large college student population skews that number.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 10 Dec. 2024
Nursing assistants, health aides, and other lower-wage health care workers were particularly vulnerable during outbreaks, and many remain burdened now.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 1 Oct. 2024
Despite being offered more time off from the game by his club, Eustaquio was insistent: playing soccer almost immediately would ease his burdened mind.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 8 July 2024
Sam and Katherine communicate mostly through burdened stares and regretful glances, which suggest the depth of the pair’s intimacy.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange has gotten a little too burdened.
—Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 8 May 2023
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“Burdened.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burdened. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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