ride out

phrasal verb

rode out; ridden out; riding out; rides out
: to succeed in surviving or getting through (something dangerous or harmful that cannot be stopped or avoided)
The ship/crew rode out the storm.
We managed to ride out the stock market downturn.

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For investors planning to ride out the challenges, last year's difficulties in CVS Health's Aetna insurance business come to mind. Amina Niasse, USA Today, 18 May 2025 The group delivered solid material that rarely fell flat, building on Garrett’s wild bronco ride out of the starting gate. R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025 The question that remains is whether transgender people are going to have to ride out decades of laws banning us from schools, cutting off our health care, criminalizing our doctors, and demonizing our families, before the courts step in to protect us? Chase Strangio, Time, 31 Mar. 2025 Wolfe Research says sticking with stocks that are coming off of strong earnings are best suited to ride out tariff headwinds. Brian Evans, CNBC, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for ride out

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“Ride out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ride%20out. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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