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
Gas prices also remain elevated, saddling businesses and consumers with higher costs.
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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
Nurses countered that top hospital executives make millions of dollars a year while saddling nurses with unmanageable workloads.
—Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
Court records from Taste of Belgium’s bankruptcy reveal its sales slumped by nearly a fifth in the last two years, saddling the popular eatery with more than $6 million in debts.
—Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Jan. 2026
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
Nurses countered that top hospital executives make millions of dollars a year while saddling nurses with unmanageable workloads.
—Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
Court records from Taste of Belgium’s bankruptcy reveal its sales slumped by nearly a fifth in the last two years, saddling the popular eatery with more than $6 million in debts.
—Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saddling
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The pads typically have 15 vans loading up packages every 20 minutes, though the number more than doubles around the holiday season.—
Talia McWright,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
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That includes moving baggage, loading cargo and assisting with equipment.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 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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Formulate federal policies that discourage California lawmakers from burdening its citizens.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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There are a total of 16 slots carved into the wooden frame and the Wild are one-fourth of the way to filling it up heading in Game 3 of the second round against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night at Grand Casino Arena.—
Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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And here's a story about how the United States is exporting oil at record levels, filling a global supply gap even as gas prices remain stubbornly high back home.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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“Saddling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saddling. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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