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
Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
The play revolves around two modern-day brothers, Booth and Lincoln, whose fate may be determined by the names their profoundly neglectful parents saddled them with as a joke — a joke with an archetypal punchline.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
The ground was rough and my legs were shaking from the exertion in the saddle.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Since the Kentucky Derby went to a qualifying points series in 2013, trainer Todd Pletcher has saddled the winner five times including in 2013 and 2023.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
The play revolves around two modern-day brothers, Booth and Lincoln, whose fate may be determined by the names their profoundly neglectful parents saddled them with as a joke — a joke with an archetypal punchline.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
But positive self-talk and self-compassion give you the strength to get back in the saddle and recover more quickly from a mistake or failure.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
The ground was rough and my legs were shaking from the exertion in the saddle.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saddle
Verb
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They would be loaded on buses and sent through the Kerem Shalom crossing either to Ashdod port, or to an airport near Eilat.—
Tom Soufi Burridge,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Investigators said Hernandez gunned Quadri down, loaded his body into Quadri’s car, then abandoned the vehicle in a parking lot on San Antonio’s south side before checking into a nearby hotel, KABB reported.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Smallmouths are also impacting rainbow and brown trout, two other non-natives that are managed closely in the canyon.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
13 Mar. 2025
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With its warm wood planking, plentiful resting areas, and plantings of long, waving grasses, the park, no matter how crowded, feels like a calm canyon snaking through crumbling tenements and monumental skyscrapers, offering occasional glimpses of the Hudson River beyond.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Woke teachers' unions have infected classrooms with radical gender ideology, burdened teachers and staff with DEI policies, and deliberately excluded parents from notification and informed consent concerning the most intimate details of their children's lives.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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More than 63 percent of renters in Little Haiti are cost burdened.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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If reaching a safe shelter is not possible, either crouch down in your car and cover your head, or leave your vehicle and seek refuge in a low-lying area like a ditch or ravine.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Mar. 2025
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If no alternative exists, set up camp in a valley, ravine, or other low-lying areas.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Orange County Register,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Many people do it to fill their spare time, help others, or pursue their passions.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Photos show Morris’ vehicle destroyed, its roof caved in, the hood crushed, its wheels twisted outward and ruined interior seemingly filled with debris.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Kloss’ landscape prints deftly, insightfully capture the mountains and streams and gorges and cottonwood trees and snow and atmosphere of the terrain in and around Taos.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park spans 31,000 acres of exceptionally rugged, remote terrain that surrounds part of a deep, steep-walled gorge carved into rock by the Gunnison River, McClatchy News reported.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Idaho Statesman,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Green Tea Green tea is packed with plant compounds like the catechin epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), which has powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.6 Green tea contains around 29.4 milligrams of caffeine per cup, much less than what’s found in coffee.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
18 Mar. 2025
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It's packed with vitamin C-rich yuzu fruit extract, which also supports your skin's barrier and moisture retention.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Starting in July, the islands transform into a sea of hydrangeas, with vibrant white, blue and purple blooms lining roads and valleys.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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These early cosmic hills and valleys extend millions of light years across, and in the billions of years after the ACT snapshot, gravity pulled their denser regions inwards to birth stars that then formed the first galaxies.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Saddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saddle. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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