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
Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
As this strong ridge of high pressure builds over Arizona, temperatures will warm in northern Arizona as well.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 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.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
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Noun
This magnetized ridge appears to funnel material and magnetic flux between the merging nuclei, further emphasizing the role of magnetic fields in governing the flow of matter during galactic collisions.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
As this strong ridge of high pressure builds over Arizona, temperatures will warm in northern Arizona as well.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 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.
—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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Williams, who was 17 years old at the time, tried to pass another vehicle just before the crest of a hill.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
4 Feb. 2026
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Within three seasons, the cannon made its way onto the Blue Jackets sweater when the club created a new third jersey with the cannon as the main crest, resting on its caisson and pointing upward to the right of the sweater.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Word of specific cuts drifted out during the day, as when Cairo Bureau Chief Claire Parker announced on X that she had been laid off, along with all of the newspaper’s Middle East correspondents and editors.—
David Bauder,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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This petite, chic travel jewelry case keeps necklaces untangled, prevents rings from drifting to the bottom of her carry-on, and secures earring posts from bending or breaking.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
4 Feb. 2026
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That was followed by Hughes chasing his own shot that went wide of the net and banking it off the goalie.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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Bailey drove again to the basket and softly banked in a left-handed layup to trim the Monarchs’ lead to 73-72.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
29 Jan. 2026
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Productive tension gets lumped together with toxic behavior, and the response becomes avoidance instead of engagement.—
Richard P. Weigand,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2026
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This may be evidence that McDermott’s message—don’t lump us in with other SaaS companies—is starting to land.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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Venus, Mercury, and Saturn will be clumped together just above the west horizon, the publication said, before setting an hour after sunset.—
Joshua Bessex,
Sacbee.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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These are gold NPs that clump together and form tiny spheres.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Ridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridge. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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