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Recent Examples of bestride
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
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Sullivan, raised in Massachusetts and now based in New York, started her gallery as a hybrid space straddling the worlds of decorative arts and fine art, of things made yesterday and over a century ago.—
Grace Edquist,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2026
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Fanatics isn’t alone in straddling both sides of the sports betting–prediction market divide.—
Suzy Khimm,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Bestride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestride. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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