ride out
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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Japan, which relies almost entirely on imports for its oil, has so far ridden out the worries relatively calmly, as the government has worked to allay such fears by noting the nation’s oil reserves.
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Yuri Kageyama, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Japan, which relies almost entirely on imports for its oil, has so far ridden out the worries relatively calmly, as the government has worked to allay such fears by noting the nation’s oil reserves.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
Charlotte looked like Kate's mini-me as the mother and daughter rode out of Buckingham Palace after the 2025 Trooping the Colour flypast.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
The Premier League side will be happy to have ridden out that wave, but will feel frustrated that its second penalty of the semifinal was overturned.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
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Yuri Kageyama, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Japan, which relies almost entirely on imports for its oil, has so far ridden out the worries relatively calmly, as the government has worked to allay such fears by noting the nation’s oil reserves.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
Charlotte looked like Kate's mini-me as the mother and daughter rode out of Buckingham Palace after the 2025 Trooping the Colour flypast.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
The Premier League side will be happy to have ridden out that wave, but will feel frustrated that its second penalty of the semifinal was overturned.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Ride out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ride%20out. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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