as in crest
the line formed when two sloping surfaces come together along their topmost edge
pigeons roosting along the ridge of the roof
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Recent Examples of ridge
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
22 June 2026
The ridge was included in an IDF occupation map released on Thursday, which expanded the force’s zone of operations north toward the Ali al-Taher hill area.
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Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
20 June 2026
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 July 2024
Neuroscientists have charted the mind’s incantation of words that lights up the temporal lobe, the frontal lobe, ridges in the cerebral cortex, triggering impulses that transform squiggles of ink into letters, letters to words, words to sentences and meaning and comprehension and empathy.
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Thomas Curwen,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2024
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Noun
Known as the Asher Residence, the four-bedroom home sits on over half an acre of a quiet ridge above Beverly Glen.
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Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
22 June 2026
The ridge was included in an IDF occupation map released on Thursday, which expanded the force’s zone of operations north toward the Ali al-Taher hill area.
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Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
20 June 2026
Verb
The rocks formed during the Archean and persisted until they were squeezed out along the ocean ridges more than 2.5 billion years later.
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Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 July 2024
Neuroscientists have charted the mind’s incantation of words that lights up the temporal lobe, the frontal lobe, ridges in the cerebral cortex, triggering impulses that transform squiggles of ink into letters, letters to words, words to sentences and meaning and comprehension and empathy.
—
Thomas Curwen,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ridge
Noun
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The Tempo uniforms for sale have the official Cape Verde crest on the left shoulder.
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The task was then to make the shirts look official, so a few members of the team’s staff stayed up all night before the game stitching on numbers, the Argentina crest and the Le Coq Sportif logo.
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With tuition rising, many Americans are drifting toward the view that college isn’t worth the expense.
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But the sailboat had drifted into shallow water, and the rescue boat could not reach the vessel.
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For longtime customer Nita Lynch, who has banked with FirstBank since 1975, the merger has meant spending hours updating routing numbers, retirement accounts and automatic payments.
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Now, Bungie, whatever is left of it, will be banking almost entirely on Marathon, short of some incubation project finally getting approved.
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Daxon Rudolph’s offensive upside Carels, Reid, Šmits and Verhoeff are generally viewed as the top-four defensemen in the class, but some scouts lump Daxon Rudolph into the same tier.
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We’re often lumped under the umbrella of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community.
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When the lawn is wet, clippings will clump up and mat down on the grass, leading to unhealthy conditions over time.
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Using holographic imaging technology, scientists will also investigate particle aggregation to determine how the lake’s physical dynamics cause particles to clump together and sink, affecting water clarity.
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“Ridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridge. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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