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Humanity bestrides the planet, explores the cosmos, and continues to reshape itself because humans are the world’s most inventive, adaptable animal.
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Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
Mariachi Nuevo Santander from Roma High School in Roma, Texas traditionally bestrides the match-ups like a colossus, sporting flashy attire and impressive musicianship.
—Joe Leydon, Variety, 30 Aug. 2024
In a streaming world, where more than half of American homes no longer have a cable subscription, there is no way for a president to rhetorically bestride the narrow world like a Colossus.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 3 July 2023
Russian mercenaries with the same shadowy Wagner Group now fighting in Ukraine bestride the Central African Republic, a country rich in gold and diamonds.
—Roger Cohen Mauricio Lima, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2022
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Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
Mariachi Nuevo Santander from Roma High School in Roma, Texas traditionally bestrides the match-ups like a colossus, sporting flashy attire and impressive musicianship.
—Joe Leydon, Variety, 30 Aug. 2024
In a streaming world, where more than half of American homes no longer have a cable subscription, there is no way for a president to rhetorically bestride the narrow world like a Colossus.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 3 July 2023
Russian mercenaries with the same shadowy Wagner Group now fighting in Ukraine bestride the Central African Republic, a country rich in gold and diamonds.
—Roger Cohen Mauricio Lima, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bestride
straddle
Verb
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Types of strawberries that straddle both everbearing and day neutral include Albion, Alpine, and Seascape.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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Some opponents near the site, which straddles the New Haven line, claimed allowing the biggest apartment building in town there would generate excessive traffic and risk driving up enrollment in public schools.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Bestride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestride. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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