as in loaded
to place a weight or burden on
to the social worker it seemed as though her supervisor had once again saddled her with a truly hopeless case
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Recent Examples of saddled
This created not just a current budget drain but also saddled us with long-term pension costs.
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Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2026
The most obvious comp is that Disney couldn’t buy Fox’s TV networks because doing so would’ve saddled Disney with two broadcast networks, ABC and Fox, and that’s a big regulatory no-no.
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Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
18 June 2026
Its merger with Musk’s AI startup xAI has saddled it with even more losses.
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Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
18 June 2026
The psychologists, economists, and happiness advocates have saddled the rest of us with an impoverished and incomplete picture of gratification and its distinctive delights.
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Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
Just a forehand shot away from the red clay courts, Auteuil is an authentic pocket of Paris that’s far from the tourist throngs—and the stereotypes sometimes saddled on it by east-leaning Parisians.
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Mary Winston Nicklin,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
Only 18 women have saddled an entrant.
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Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
But in adapting the namesake short story by Manuel Gonzales into a 10-hour season of television, creators Jennifer Ames and Steve Turner have saddled this core conflict with unnecessary and burdensome extensions.
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Alison Herman,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2026
The surprisingly weak employment picture in February adds to the economic uncertainty over the war with Iran, which has caused oil prices to surge more than 40% and saddled business and consumers with higher costs.
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ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2026
The most obvious comp is that Disney couldn’t buy Fox’s TV networks because doing so would’ve saddled Disney with two broadcast networks, ABC and Fox, and that’s a big regulatory no-no.
—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
18 June 2026
Its merger with Musk’s AI startup xAI has saddled it with even more losses.
—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
18 June 2026
The psychologists, economists, and happiness advocates have saddled the rest of us with an impoverished and incomplete picture of gratification and its distinctive delights.
—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
Just a forehand shot away from the red clay courts, Auteuil is an authentic pocket of Paris that’s far from the tourist throngs—and the stereotypes sometimes saddled on it by east-leaning Parisians.
—
Mary Winston Nicklin,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
Only 18 women have saddled an entrant.
—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
But in adapting the namesake short story by Manuel Gonzales into a 10-hour season of television, creators Jennifer Ames and Steve Turner have saddled this core conflict with unnecessary and burdensome extensions.
—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2026
The surprisingly weak employment picture in February adds to the economic uncertainty over the war with Iran, which has caused oil prices to surge more than 40% and saddled business and consumers with higher costs.
—
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saddled
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During the last homestand, the day after the bottom of the order struck out consecutively with the bases loaded in what became a walk-off win against the Baltimore Orioles, Roberts called over Ryan Ward and Alex Freeland in the dugout during batting practice.
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Detroit, though, loaded the bases with one out in the third on a walk, Altuve's fielding error and a hit batter.
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Trump had argued that a president shouldn’t be burdened with defending himself against decades-old charges.
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The armed forces, already burdened by years of public distrust, now face what analysts say could be a near-total collapse in legitimacy.
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Back in Iran, hundreds of people filled Tajrish Square, where ceremonies for the third Shia Imam, Husayn ibn Ali, were taking place as not far away others celebrated the resilience shown by their soccer team against a Belgian side packed with stars like Kevin de Bruyne and Leandro Trossard.
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The sleek style paired well with her glass skin and shimmery eyes, which were stamped with a rainbow of charcoal-blue and brown shadow and filled with a white sparkle in the waterline.
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