SADDLE Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

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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saddle

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noun

ˈsa-dᵊl

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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Beijing, meanwhile, has averted its gaze from Moscow’s belligerence in Africa while fostering new dependencies and saddling more countries with unsustainable debt. —

Antony J. Blinken, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2024 Don’t put Smart on your show and then saddle her with reading long stretches of text from a book in front of her face. —

Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024

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At times, Morton would begin his day in the saddle at midnight having gone to bed at 5 p.m the night before. —

George Ramsay, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024 Advertisement Thirty years after winning his first election, the Eastside native is back in the political saddle again, this time out of the gate early in the 2026 race for California governor. —

Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for saddle

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