saddle with
phrasal verb
saddled with; saddling with; saddles with
: to cause (someone or something) to have (a problem, burden, responsibility, etc.)
His actions have saddled the company with too much debt.
My boss saddled me with the task of organizing the conference.
—often used as (be) saddled withThe company is saddled with an enormous amount of debt.
She is saddled with a reputation for not being dependable.
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And while May in America is recognized as Asian American Pacific Islander Month, pride is complicated when we’re also saddled with a president who seems nothing less than hellbent on stifling the voices and celebration of any minority population.
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Juliet Izon, Vogue, 7 May 2025
Local governments are struggling to raise enough money to pay for entitlement programs, while financial institutions are saddled with debt.
—Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Despite being the core emphasis, melee attacks are somehow more restrictive this time around, as the Doom Slayer is saddled with a gauntlet that does make punches more effective, but has a limited amount of charges.
—Kazuma Hashimoto, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
But some analysts and investors said the company overpaid for the US assets while remaining saddled with low-margin subsidiaries in Japan, such as its superstore segment.
—Reuters, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
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Juliet Izon, Vogue, 7 May 2025
Local governments are struggling to raise enough money to pay for entitlement programs, while financial institutions are saddled with debt.
—Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Despite being the core emphasis, melee attacks are somehow more restrictive this time around, as the Doom Slayer is saddled with a gauntlet that does make punches more effective, but has a limited amount of charges.
—Kazuma Hashimoto, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
But some analysts and investors said the company overpaid for the US assets while remaining saddled with low-margin subsidiaries in Japan, such as its superstore segment.
—Reuters, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Saddle with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saddle%20with. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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