burdened

American

[bur-dnd] / ˈbɜr dnd /

adjective

Navigation.

(of a vessel) required to yield to a vessel having the right of way.

Etymology

Origin of burdened

burden ¹ + -ed ²

Example Sentences

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Nor am I burdened by the reasons young people often start conversations with relative strangers online or in person: to network, find a date or get advice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Natural gas has come under pressure even as crude oil rallied, highlighting a disconnect between a globally tight oil market and a gas market burdened by excess supply and muted weather-driven demand.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

But it presented me with a unique research problem, for no anecdote from PARC’s rich history is burdened by so much contradictory testimony.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Eventually, though, most people become grateful for that fact — or at least less burdened by it.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

Miig put enough weight onto each of us so that we just began to buck, and then stopped, patting our loads and looking to the next one up to be burdened.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

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