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
Knee-jerk comparisons to last year’s Heisman Trophy winner, Colorado’s Travis Hunter, might have saddled him with unrealistic expectations going into his sophomore season.
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Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
Officials still at the agency told me that the pileup of new policies, combined with staff departures, has saddled them with heavier workloads.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2025
Every hour of every day (and most nights), Dye saddled us with challenges of mind and body.
—Charlie Sheen, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
Officials still at the agency told me that the pileup of new policies, combined with staff departures, has saddled them with heavier workloads.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2025
Every hour of every day (and most nights), Dye saddled us with challenges of mind and body.
—Charlie Sheen, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saddled
Verb
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Within seconds, we were loaded up and speeding away.—
Ken Harbaugh,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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Vance was seen carrying Kirk’s casket on the tarmac in Salt Lake City, Utah, while it was being loaded onto Air Force Two.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Quarterback Noah Fifita does not look as burdened with expectations.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, one of the partners may feel burdened with emotional labor while the other disengages.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But the bond of family and a home filled with foreign languages and love prepared him for a life that would require adaptability, grit and vision.—
Janee Bolden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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While the interior design industry is filled with women, there are very few female executives.—
Amanda Lauren,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Saddled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saddled. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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