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as in loads
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported
the early settlers often used horses to carry their burdens
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2
as in responsibilities
something one must do because of prior agreement
the burden of homework prevented the youngster from joining his friends at the game
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as in weights
to place a weight or burden on
burdened the dog with a little backpack
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as in troubles
to make sad
refuses to let everyday problems burden her
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Recent Examples of burdens
Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
The dual-pronged approach clarifies exemptions for destruction and sets a standardized reporting format to reduce administrative burdens on companies while boosting transparency across all member states.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
But bigger cities aren’t without burdens.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 9 Feb. 2026
Quinn said a number that is hard to quantify is the tribe’s easing of burdens on local governments in terms of services provided to residents, such as healthcare, education, police and fire protection.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Even after death, Hosoda suggests, all people truly hope for is a shoulder to cry on and someone to share their burdens with.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Nearly two weeks after a catastrophic ice storm rocked northeast Mississippi, still 25,000 customers are without power as of Thursday, and the situation is getting more dire by the day for people who are taking on overwhelming financial burdens to stay warm and retain some normalcy.
—Kati Weis, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities last March launched an online ad campaign attacking Lamont for not doing more to ease property tax burdens.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
These projects target communities that often face higher pollution burdens and less investment.
—Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 9 Feb. 2026
The disproportionate health burdens women of color face are not unique to the perimenopause and menopause experience.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 21 Jan. 2026
The most significant successes are often for companies addressing conditions with large, underserved disease burdens.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026
This model enables rapid domestic and international growth without the balance-sheet intensity that burdens competitors.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2025
And that power burdens school districts with edicts and mandates that often discourage reform and experimentation while doing little to improve student outcomes.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 22 Nov. 2025
Advocates say the push burdens states with duplicative verification checks and could lead people to lose coverage just for missing paperwork deadlines.
—Kff Health News, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
Advocates say the push burdens states with duplicative verification checks and could lead people to lose coverage just for missing paperwork deadlines.
—Phil Galewitz, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
And that burdens a lot of our recipients.
—Ashley Lopez, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
Brontë’s genius lies in complicating hate and love, in passing burdens across generations.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
The dual-pronged approach clarifies exemptions for destruction and sets a standardized reporting format to reduce administrative burdens on companies while boosting transparency across all member states.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
But bigger cities aren’t without burdens.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 9 Feb. 2026
Quinn said a number that is hard to quantify is the tribe’s easing of burdens on local governments in terms of services provided to residents, such as healthcare, education, police and fire protection.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Even after death, Hosoda suggests, all people truly hope for is a shoulder to cry on and someone to share their burdens with.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Nearly two weeks after a catastrophic ice storm rocked northeast Mississippi, still 25,000 customers are without power as of Thursday, and the situation is getting more dire by the day for people who are taking on overwhelming financial burdens to stay warm and retain some normalcy.
—Kati Weis, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities last March launched an online ad campaign attacking Lamont for not doing more to ease property tax burdens.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
These projects target communities that often face higher pollution burdens and less investment.
—Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
Supporters say securing transportation, getting time off and having to repeat visits unnecessarily burdens low-income women.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 9 Feb. 2026
The disproportionate health burdens women of color face are not unique to the perimenopause and menopause experience.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 21 Jan. 2026
The most significant successes are often for companies addressing conditions with large, underserved disease burdens.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026
This model enables rapid domestic and international growth without the balance-sheet intensity that burdens competitors.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2025
And that power burdens school districts with edicts and mandates that often discourage reform and experimentation while doing little to improve student outcomes.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 22 Nov. 2025
Advocates say the push burdens states with duplicative verification checks and could lead people to lose coverage just for missing paperwork deadlines.
—Kff Health News, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
Advocates say the push burdens states with duplicative verification checks and could lead people to lose coverage just for missing paperwork deadlines.
—Phil Galewitz, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
And that burdens a lot of our recipients.
—Ashley Lopez, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burdens
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And the carne asada fries loads shredded cheese and carne asada onto a bed of french fries, topped with two salsas, sour cream, cilantro and onions.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Attackers can hide instructions inside that address and make Copilot execute them as soon as the page loads.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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What troubles C0llins—and many tax practitioners—most is not just the delay, but the way the IRS communicates during it.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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That last hurdle, safely landing a SpaceX Starship HLS (Human Landing System) spacecraft, carrying two astronauts, upright on the moon, particularly troubles Green.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
23 Oct. 2025
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Software stocks have sold off in recent weeks on rising AI disruption fears and worries that new agentic tools can replace them.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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But what worries me is a judge should not hold up everything.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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That sort of utilization of AI is what concerns Michael Tesler, an expert on campaigns and elections who teaches political science at UC Irvine.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
11 Feb. 2026
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Larry Curl, vice president of the Indiana Volunteer Firefighters Association, said Senate Bill 270 addresses concerns the organization has with township governments.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Usually a warm El Nino spikes temperatures and its cool La Nina flip side depresses temperatures.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Empirical studies confirm that reliance on large donors depresses participation in time-intensive legislative activities—things such as bill sponsorship, floor debate, and committee work.—
Duncan Hosie,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
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The retrospection tortures her.—
Alexandra Rockey Fleming,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Later, in one of the movie's most satisfying scenes, Millie locks Andrew in the attic and tortures him by loudly smashing each plate.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Dec. 2025
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His policies have been instrumental in dismantling the criminal enterprise that oppresses the Venezuelan people.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Burdens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burdens. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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