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
Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2024
The atmospheric setup here is fairly complex, with the region just on the edge of high pressure ridging that will help keep skies clear.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 5 Apr. 2024
Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2025
The hills of Louis Creek Valley are covered in lovely, towering Douglas fir, healthy evergreens climbing from the grassy meadow at the valley floor up to the ridges where the mountains meet the sky.
—Stephen Maher, Time, 2 July 2025
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Noun
The rocks formed during the Archean and persisted until they were squeezed out along the ocean ridges more than 2.5 billion years later.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2024
The atmospheric setup here is fairly complex, with the region just on the edge of high pressure ridging that will help keep skies clear.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 5 Apr. 2024
Verb
The 360-acre preserve adjacent to the LEC and Deltona Regional Library is home to a variety of wildlife, including Florida scrub jays and gopher tortoises, which are drawn to the low vegetation and sandy ridges of the scrub habitat.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2025
The hills of Louis Creek Valley are covered in lovely, towering Douglas fir, healthy evergreens climbing from the grassy meadow at the valley floor up to the ridges where the mountains meet the sky.
—Stephen Maher, Time, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ridge
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Monday's crest of 60 feet marks only the second time the Ohio River has reached a level of 60 feet or above since 2000 – the last time being in 2018.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Other areas downstream are also seeing historic Ohio River crests.—
Connor Giffin,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, much of the Upper Midwest on Saturday was dealing with swaths of unhealthy air because of drifting smoke from Canadian wildfire.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 July 2025
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After drifting to the sidelines in last week’s Snatch Game, this is exactly where Bosco needed to land this week.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
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In a new environment, under a different coaching staff and system, the Canadiens are banking on Dobson to evolve. — Data via Evolving-Hockey, HockeyViz, HockeyStatCards, All Three Zones and Natural Stat Trick.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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Cashman is banking on such discussions being unnecessary, though.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
10 July 2025
Verb
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In other words, lumping together all such pursuits as bad apples is unfair and exasperating.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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People have lumped you in with the comedian Andrew Schultz, your co-host on the podcast Brilliant Idiots.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2025
Verb
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Three skinny fries clumped together and dunked into your favorite condiment will always hit.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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Feel free to layer this buildable formula for a more dramatic finish without clumping or webbing in the process.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
26 June 2025
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“Ridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridge. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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