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saddle

[sad-l] / ˈsæd l /
NOUN
seat on horse
Synonyms


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She said the business groups lined up for Bass after she backed the $2.6-billion upgrade of the city’s Convention Center, which is expected to saddle the city budget with huge costs starting in 2030.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

Existing fusion experiments have not reached the temperatures associated with the Cordey saddle, preventing scientists from testing the predicted route under those conditions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

Some timberland owners, worried that planting could saddle their heirs with trees they won’t be able to sell, are rethinking the future.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

There’s also been concern that the borrowing blitz results in overbuilding that could saddle debt investors with big losses.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

Gwydion swung into the saddle and pulled up the soaked, bedraggled Taran.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

He has the chance to change that as he saddles up with a familiar partner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025

That involves treating the surface of the ball with the same oil that’s used on horse saddles, then in succession leather balm, conditioner, mud, more conditioner, and a thorough brushing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2024

You could see details in saddles and costumes, and the building were still extant.

From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2024

Trainer Todd Pletcher, who saddles Fierceness, is in the derby for the 24th year and it never gets old.

From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2024

Men trot by on burros with tin milk containers strapped to their saddles, starting their morning deliveries.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

She was a teenage girl suddenly saddled with the fate of a country, tasked with making decisions well beyond her purview or experience.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

It is against this backdrop that Moyes seeks to end Everton's 31-year search for success that has saddled them with an unwanted record.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

In most countries, gas-powered luxury vehicles are saddled with huge upfront taxes and tariffs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

At 11 p.m. on Friday night, I saddled up and rode north on Highway 1.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

He saw the Colonel, went home for his boots and spurs, then took out Goblin and saddled him.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

The nightmare scenario of running over budget and saddling local taxpayers with debt hangs over the organizing committee.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Oldfield says: "How do we shore the business up into a place that's right for them to come into without saddling them with a lot of debt?"

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

Jiang Duntao, a former Zibo, China, Communist Party official, was expelled and faces prosecution for saddling the city with onerous debt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

What happens next may hit everyone who dreams of saddling a dragon squarely in the chest.

From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026

Meg G. is twice as big as me and knows all about saddling horses.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri


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