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 Colorado, Connecticut, and Maine, for example, new laws aim to increase transparency and prevent utilities from saddling customers with questionable costs—such as trade-association membership dues, donations to interest groups, advertising, and legal fees from rate cases.
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Nick Bowlin, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
In an industry generally notorious for denying claims while saddling patients with medical debt, United had a reputation for denying more than most.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2025
That risk is driving up the cost of home insurance in the middle of the country, saddling average Americans with huge bills.
—Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 13 Nov. 2025
Once again, Derek Hough was a little bit of a buzzkill, saddling Richter with another 6.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
The core cast are forgettable, but the game pulls tricks from older-era Call of Duty titles like Modern Warfare and Black Ops by saddling players with alternating POVs of the events just long enough to learn someone’s name before you’re forced to live out their demise.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
Two new Mercedes EVs coming to USA After initially saddling its EVs with confusing names like EQE sedan and EQE SUV, Mercedes is moving its electric vehicles to familiar model names.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Some hospitals owned by private-equity firms sell the land under their buildings, enriching the owners but saddling the facilities with higher rent costs.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
Kirk believed universities had drifted away from teaching critical skills like writing and problem solving, focusing instead on conformity while saddling students with debt.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saddling
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The container is insulated and protected from weather and palletized for easy transport using a forklift for loading onto vehicles or aircraft.—
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There might also be loading instructions in the machine’s manual.—
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Most fine-dining restaurants have not received many complaints about burdening costs, according to the NYT, though that doesn’t stop them from worrying about feedback.—
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Stinett said the shelter spreads the need for medical care among the partner vets to avoid burdening just one or two hospitals.—
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Several hundred people turned out over the course of the afternoon, filling the main parking area and forcing others to park in an adjacent hospital clinic lot and a nearby strip mall as a steady stream of visitors continued to arrive.—
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More than 100 people gathered outside the Home Depot on Grasmere Avenue in Fairfield late Saturday morning, filling the sidewalk with handmade signs, chants and the steady sound of car horns from drivers slowing down to show support.—
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“Saddling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saddling. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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