1
as in oppressive
difficult to endure
the burdensome living conditions that the early settlers had to endure
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as in challenging
requiring much time, effort, or careful attention
the burdensome task of finishing the tax return
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Recent Examples of burdensome
The effort feels particularly burdensome in the first three episodes of the eight-part season, when introductions and interrogations happen fast, and no one stays on screen for long enough to gain more depth than any other generic quirky whodunit suspect.
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Judy Berman, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
Requiring voters to show documents in person would be particularly burdensome for rural voters, people who rely on public transit and people who cannot leave work during business hours.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025
Talking about reining in burdensome regulations, and that may be completely genuine.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
In order to speed up rebuilding efforts from the devastating wildfires earlier this year, Newsom has slashed California’s burdensome environmental and zoning regulations.
—Douglas Schoen, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2025
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Judy Berman, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
Requiring voters to show documents in person would be particularly burdensome for rural voters, people who rely on public transit and people who cannot leave work during business hours.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025
Talking about reining in burdensome regulations, and that may be completely genuine.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
In order to speed up rebuilding efforts from the devastating wildfires earlier this year, Newsom has slashed California’s burdensome environmental and zoning regulations.
—Douglas Schoen, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burdensome
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The Collector is also hoping these will satiate the growing wants of his oppressive overlord, The Forger (Roddy Ricch), who has mysterious motives of his own.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2025
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Joel, played by Pedro Pascal, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie (Bella Ramsey), a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
14 Apr. 2025
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The game is essentially 3-on-3 wheelchair basketball, offering a challenging experience that, while not entirely reflective of actual wheelchair basketball, provides a unique gameplay twist.—
Eammonn Dignam,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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But as the birds got more comfortable with the task at hand, the team made the experiment increasingly challenging.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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Hope reigns even in this harsh political climate we Americans are now experiencing.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2025
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Even if investors are slightly more confident this week, after Trump backed off most of his harshest tariff rates, the changes in people’s life-style habits serve as their own kind of affective barometer.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
16 Apr. 2025
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Third, operational command of Kamikaze planes is difficult because results cannot be evaluated with any accuracy.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Instead, the major drama comes in the form of Ivy’s corruption by her acting coach, as Ivy gradually goes method and becomes as difficult to work with as Marilyn was (one of this musical’s many meta moments).—
Christian Lewis,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Over the next two years, Muhammad rang up five more victories against progressively tougher competition.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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González also supports a tough stance on crime but has criticized Noboa’s use of foreign military contractors.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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In the last two decades, the number of hospitals and diagnostic centers has already increased sixfold, and there’s room for many more, particularly those that value quality, which patients are increasingly demanding and becoming aware of.—
Sylvana Quader Sinha,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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In making such a claim, Bonhoeffer moved the aim of conscience away from obedience to rational principles and to the more demanding and concrete love for God and one’s living, breathing, suffering neighbor.—
David DeCosse,
Mercury News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Her viral speech in Minneapolis in 2020 remains one of the most searing indictments of state violence in recent memory.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Storms in the South can topple shade trees, opening yards to the searing summer sun.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2025
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The administration has since temporarily rolled tariffs on dozens of countries back to the 10% mark, but even that could be onerous on coffee businesses like hers, says Nyamumbo. ″[A tariff of] 10% is huge.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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The unusual start time—one that was especially onerous to viewers on the West Coast—limited Woods’ live deliveries to a rather pedestrian 10.8 million viewers.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Burdensome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burdensome. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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