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verb

Definition of saddlenext
as in to load
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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saddle

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noun

ˈsa-dᵊl How to pronounce saddle (audio)
as in canyon
a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage the next day's hike was a stiff climb out of the saddle where they had camped for the night

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Recent Examples of saddle
Verb
Liliom obviously could have made different choices and not saddled Julie with a child and unimaginable grief. — Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 Moreno may also need to make those calls, and saddling his successor with a long-term manager seems unwise and unlikely, even by Moreno’s standards. — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Noun
These aren’t leather scents (new cars, edgy jackets, saddles), which have been done since 1781, when The House of Creed first made Royal English Leather for King George III. — Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026 Billy Bob’s Texas Fort Worth Under a spinning rhinestone saddle, dancers can two-step and line dance the night away at this legendary 120,000-square-foot honky-tonk. — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for saddle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saddle
  1. load
  2. canyon
  3. burden
  4. ravine
  5. fill
  6. gorge
  7. pack
  8. valley
Verb
  • An error from the Brewers gave the Rays enough momentum to load the bases.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Within two days, Flowers recalled, Jain and Ketkar had loaded the reminder bot with her scripts.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of load
Noun
  • When the sun goes down, the wind picks up in central New Mexico, whipping through arid canyons with a ghostly howl that for centuries, locals have likened to the wails of the folkloric ghost La Llorona.
    — Sara Herschander, Vox, 22 Oct. 2026
  • There is a pleasant little trail from the test plot that goes through the canyon.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of canyon
Verb
  • Civil rights groups have warned that data centers are often built in communities already burdened by pollution and climate risk.
    — Sasha Tuddenham, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Connecticut’s own tax fairness studies have shown the combined state and municipal tax systems have disproportionately burdened the poor and middle class.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of burden
Noun
  • Police said the vehicle then traveled down a steep embankment and struck a large tree before coming to rest in a ravine.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
  • On the way back, a vehicle in the convoy veered off the road and fell into a ravine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of ravine
Verb
  • The same recognition that filled convention halls also limited the roles he was offered elsewhere.
    — Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Yields a joint larger than a cigarette but smaller than a cigar filled with cannabis.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of fill
Noun
  • Often called the Grand Canyon of the East, the park is known for its dramatic Genesee River gorge, cliffs reaching 600 feet, and three major waterfalls.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The Ivy League college where fraternities throw parties in towering mansions and students weave between deep gorges on their way to class is being rocked over the handling of rape allegations from 2024.
    — Grey Battle, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of gorge
Verb
  • California voters face a crowded November ballot packed with questions on taxes, special elections and environmental rules.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The service is seeking industry proposals for software that could help arrange the complex systems packed inside its next-generation SSN(X) attack submarine.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of pack
Noun
  • Brown lost the valley, and the race, to Bernie Moreno, a luxury-car dealer from suburban Cleveland, in the most expensive non-Presidential election in American history, according to AdImpact.
    — Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The magazine, which is celebrating 50 years as the leading voice in luxury, held an invitation-only gathering in the increasingly upscale mountain valley to spotlight this year’s top honorees.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of valley

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