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Mariachi Nuevo Santander from Roma High School in Roma, Texas traditionally bestrides the match-ups like a colossus, sporting flashy attire and impressive musicianship.
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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
His book is an attempt at redeeming a career wrecked by Robert Mueller’s prosecutors, who portrayed him as one of the most corrupt characters to ever bestride Washington.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2022
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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
His book is an attempt at redeeming a career wrecked by Robert Mueller’s prosecutors, who portrayed him as one of the most corrupt characters to ever bestride Washington.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bestride
straddle
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That geography has long placed the Central Asian nation at a crossroads, straddling both Europe and Asia.—
Nina Subkhanberdina,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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On November 21, a temporary bridge is built to straddle the Grand Canal and connect to the huge Basilica Santa Maria della Salute.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Bestride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestride. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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