bestrode

past tense of bestride
as in straddled
to sit or ride with your legs on either side of (something) The dog liked to bestride the back of the sofa, and it was soon in tatters.

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straddled
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  • When football was introduced in the early 1890s, beer enthusiasts instantly took to the sport and straddled the Mississippi River like a roulette wheel, only with one side wearing red and the other black and gold.
    Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The tensions are evident and the frosty relations between the countries are constantly straddled by administrators.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Bestrode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestrode. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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