as in loading
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 saddling
In seeking to increase the number of students from certain racial groups, the current UC admissions policy is setting up unprepared students to fail, oftentimes while saddling them with many thousands of dollars in student loan debt.
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Adam B. Summers, Oc Register, 11 June 2026
The author could herself be considered predatorial, having written her own children in as the books’ protagonists, saddling them with a strange kind of fame.
—Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
Gas prices also remain elevated, saddling businesses and consumers with higher costs.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Residents spent years criticizing the EPA’s research and felt the agency was unfairly saddling corporations that owned local mining operations with cleanup costs, news reports show.
—Chris Bowling, ProPublica, 15 Apr. 2026
The war in Iran, now in its third week, is causing oil prices to soar, saddling airlines with some of the highest fuel costs in years.
—Andrea Sachs The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2026
Through no fault of Newton’s, Faith functions less as a second protagonist than a prop to give Grace more emotional investment in the proceedings by saddling her with guilt over their estrangement or opportunities to nobly sacrifice herself.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Mar. 2026
Stick Cowan with Auston Matthews to see if there’s a possible fit there rather than saddling the captain with Max Domi again and again.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Audiences didn’t respond to it either, saddling it with a C+ CinemaScore, though the Audience Popcornmeter at Rotten Tomatoes was a bit more generous than the critics, a 73 percent versus the Tomatometer score of 59 percent.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2026
Adam B. Summers, Oc Register, 11 June 2026
The author could herself be considered predatorial, having written her own children in as the books’ protagonists, saddling them with a strange kind of fame.
—Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
Gas prices also remain elevated, saddling businesses and consumers with higher costs.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Residents spent years criticizing the EPA’s research and felt the agency was unfairly saddling corporations that owned local mining operations with cleanup costs, news reports show.
—Chris Bowling, ProPublica, 15 Apr. 2026
The war in Iran, now in its third week, is causing oil prices to soar, saddling airlines with some of the highest fuel costs in years.
—Andrea Sachs The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2026
Through no fault of Newton’s, Faith functions less as a second protagonist than a prop to give Grace more emotional investment in the proceedings by saddling her with guilt over their estrangement or opportunities to nobly sacrifice herself.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Mar. 2026
Stick Cowan with Auston Matthews to see if there’s a possible fit there rather than saddling the captain with Max Domi again and again.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Audiences didn’t respond to it either, saddling it with a C+ CinemaScore, though the Audience Popcornmeter at Rotten Tomatoes was a bit more generous than the critics, a 73 percent versus the Tomatometer score of 59 percent.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saddling
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Sandwich had to switch pitchers in the eighth inning, and Hamilton-Wenham responded by loading the bases with no outs.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
8 June 2026
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The Mets put pressure on Vasquez by loading the bases with no outs.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
7 June 2026
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This war has been a disaster for them, frightening away foreign investors, tourists and talent and burdening them with a future of huge new defense bills to deter Iran after the United States is gone.—
Thomas L. Friedman,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
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Attainable housing can be built in new communities, without burdening existing cities or unincorporated villages.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Tiny Timber Homes Living in as small a space as a tiny house can sometimes feel a little claustrophobic, but the Kanuka tackles this by opening up to the outside with two double glass door entrances, filling the home with natural light.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 June 2026
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The 52-year-old Utah resident spent a full day traveling between thrift stores, used bookstores and independent bookshops, filling her car with enough reading material to carry her through the year.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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