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saddle

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


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Rather than saddle an existing agency with additional duties, Congress delegated rulemaking and enforcement power to a private corporation known as the Horseracing Authority.

From Slate Jun. 12, 2026

"That saddle was not very comfortable," he added.

From BBC May 14, 2026

The new version of the brand's signature saddle bag, inspired by vintage American cars, complemented the outfits.

From Barron's May 14, 2026

Visitors can also rent a bicycle and enjoy 15 miles of paths, saddle up for a trail ride or wander through the Sea Pines Forest Preserve.

From The Wall Street Journal May 11, 2026

She fastened the saddle to the horse, looping the chest piece around his front.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

In truth, it undermines program integrity, eliminates key consumer protections, forces consumers into choices that are not to their benefit and saddles states with higher costs.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

Rather than surrender to those setbacks, Raye saddles up and sets off in search of happiness.

From BBC Mar. 26, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 9, 2025

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

From Salon Jun. 3, 2024

Men and horses blundered through the predawn chill; saddles were being cinched, wagons loaded, fires extinguished.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

The disruption can interrupt care and leave people saddled with medical bills they cannot afford.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

The talks played out over the last year as critics became increasingly vocal about the potential for taxpayers to be saddled with the bill if the Games lose money.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

Rents are at record highs in cities across the U.S., and many recent college graduates are saddled with tens of thousands of dollars in student debt.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

"Housing is having a much smaller impact than it ever has done, but we're still saddled with these rules."

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

There were men running everywhere, and horses being saddled, and officers shouting.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

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

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

From Salon Jun. 24, 2026

Elsewhere, utilities have found unique ways to profit off the data center boom without saddling their regular customers with high bills.

From Barron's May 19, 2026

As implied here all along, Netflix’s real triumph was driving up the price Paramount had to pay and saddling the newcomer with enough debt to hobble any challenge to Netflix’s streaming dominance.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 27, 2026

We can blame an eighteenth-century English clergyman and Latin scholar named Robert Lowth for saddling us with this one.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner




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