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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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
Ivo H. Daalder, Foreign Affairs, 30 Jan. 2025
If self-service options are actually saddling your team with more work, a user-friendly instructional video or platform change could help.
—Katya Laviolette, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
At the time, Swift and Kelce also appeared to dabble with subtle coordination, with Swift playing off of Kelce's horse-print camp shirt by Jacquemus with an iconic Dior saddle bag.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 28 Dec. 2024
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Verb
The president has long maintained that this order disadvantages the United States by saddling it with the burden of policing the globe and enabling its allies to play it for a sucker.
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Zoom in: Here's a roundup of can't-miss events: The Mexican Rodeo Extravaganza showcases Mexican-style bull riding, trick roping, Mariachi music, side saddle riders and Portuguese-style bullfights — all choreographed by fourth-generation champion charro Jerry Diaz.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for saddle
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Investigators later determined that the bomb was hidden in a cassette recorder and packed in a suitcase that was loaded on a plane from Malta to Frankfurt, Germany, with no accompanying passenger.—
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To get started, simply prepare your base in one of the pints, freeze for 24 hours, then load it into the machine and watch the magic happen.—
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Several viewpoints offer vertigo-inducing views into the canyon and the river far below.—
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Critics also point to the way the stunning property is used, with the ocean not coming into play enough and the large canyon only really being used on one hole.—
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Unlike Seeger, Baez was not burdened with the baggage from a romance with American communism in the 1930s.—
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In San Diego, the taxpayers will be burdened with the hiring and firing of additional workers, workers’ compensation insurance costs, and long-term pension and retirement benefit costs for the 130 new city employees.—
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The Gorge is monitored by two snipers on annual rotations, each stationed on opposite sides of the ravine.—
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These structures dot a ravine that functioned as a natural route between the nearby coast and other inland settlements, archaeologists said.—
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The three women are shown to a table among tables filled with women.—
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Playing against teams from the U.S., Sweden and Finland, filled with many of the NHL’s best players, pushed him to bring his game up to their level after so much time away.—
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The film portrays the story of two professional operatives, played by Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy, working on opposite sides of a gorge.—
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Image ‘The Gorge’ Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy star as two special agents stationed on either side of a dangerous gorge who start to bridge the gap in this action-romance directed by Scott Derrickson.—
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Hong Kong, which remains one of the world’s great eating cities even after the political crackdowns against pro-democracy protests, is packed with restaurants and shops that specialize in one specific dish.—
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Sound great, but will the lounge be packed from noon to night?—
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The lithium in the brine beneath the brilliant white Atacama salt flat, which stretches out across the valley floor, has become a global resource.—
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In a video from February 2017, Bishop shows off the compound, pointing out fruit trees and a cluster of tents pitched on a knoll overlooking a green valley.—
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“Saddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saddle. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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