1
as in load
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 responsibility
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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1
as in to load
to place a weight or burden on
burdened the dog with a little backpack
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as in to trouble
to make sad
refuses to let everyday problems burden her
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Recent Examples of burden
Rob Nikolewski, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
With the average cost of IVF at $20,000 per cycle and no guarantee of success, the financial burden has been devastating.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025
Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Not every exhibitor is AMC or Cinemark, but the bill as written doesn’t differentiate; burdening smaller theaters with rules of this sort would likely drive your already high admission prices even higher.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Soaring utility bills have become a burden for many customers across the state to shoulder.
—Rob Nikolewski, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
With the average cost of IVF at $20,000 per cycle and no guarantee of success, the financial burden has been devastating.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025
Verb
Patients simply cannot continue to bear the brunt of an exploitative PBM system that burdens them with unaffordable prices for life-saving medications.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Not every exhibitor is AMC or Cinemark, but the bill as written doesn’t differentiate; burdening smaller theaters with rules of this sort would likely drive your already high admission prices even higher.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burden
Verb
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Investigators later determined that the bomb was hidden in a cassette recorder and packed in a suitcase that was loaded on a plane from Malta to Frankfurt, Germany, with no accompanying passenger.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN,
23 Feb. 2025
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To get started, simply prepare your base in one of the pints, freeze for 24 hours, then load it into the machine and watch the magic happen.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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The list of priorities and possible cuts has troubled some on Capitol Hill who could see their own priorities come to an end.—
Tom Bowman,
NPR,
20 Feb. 2025
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The painting wraps around the gallery, engulfing the viewer while sections of the painting are interrupted and tied together by mesh fabric, troubling the boundary between painting and tapestry.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
10 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In February, the Yale University Budget Lab estimated that the Canadian and Mexican tariffs could depress average U.S. incomes by $1,170 to $1,245 a year.—
Josh Boak,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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The first four were not renewed, while the last two depressed the financial market for the sport, helping to place it in this ESPN conundrum.—
Andrew Marchand,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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In a new Reuters/Ipsos survey, 71% agree that the very wealthy have too much influence on the Trump White House, and 58% worry that Musk’s cuts could delay payments for Social Security and student aid.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
25 Feb. 2025
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Perhaps not surprisingly, the migration of Russians — and resulting culture clash — has fueled a backlash among many locals, who welcome the visitors but worry about losing jobs and quality of life.—
Stephanie Yang,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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The warning was released on Thursday at 1:21 a.m., and the last update concerning this incident was provided on Thursday at 1:30 a.m.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2025
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But some legal immigrants, international students and even U.S. citizens are also concerned.—
Erica Pandey,
Axios,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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My piece is about all of the bills being passed to oppress the identities of people who don’t fit into society’s idea of men and women, let alone people outside the gender binary.—
The Learning Network,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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In this sense, the Mormon leader purports to advance both the formal law of the land on Utah Territory and more elemental notions of justice — even while simultaneously playing the role of both oppressor and oppressed.—
Michael M. Rosen,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The February jobs report is scheduled to be released on March 7; and, for now, economists are expecting employment growth to pick up from January, which was likely weighed down by seasonality as well as wildfires and weather, economists say.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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His head isn’t weighed down with thoughts this spring.—
Dan Hayes,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Coach Kevin Willard said he wasn’t particularly distressed by the halftime deficit.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Feb. 2025
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Why look at something distressing so early in the year?—
Carl Anka,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Burden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burden. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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