joyridden

past participle of joyride

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for joyridden
Verb
  • Perry was also spotted behind the wheel of an electric vehicle and tooled around town with Trudeau riding in the passenger seat.
    Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
  • Re-tooled with new signings, the defensive inadequacies and erratic finishing that had held the club back during his first campaign were eradicated.
    Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • While most fan initiatives have been student-driven or voluntary with limited authority involvement, the World Cup has effected change at a diplomatic level too.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • The drone threat has also driven other innovations, like notifying civilians of incoming drones via a city-wide warning app.
    Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • Yoshida began the top of the 10th as the automatic runner on second, but immediately motored to third on a first-pitch sacrifice bunt by Wong and scored the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly by Seigler.
    Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2026
  • Eventually, Flores and Álvarez motored to the rendezvous point, where there was no sign of the Fiorella, or of the other skiff.
    Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • One member of that league, the same person who filed a complaint with the attorney general’s office, communicated via Instagram DM with Miller, who said his Sleeper account was hacked, according to screenshots.
    Alex Andrejev, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • Suno, the contentious AI music generator that is currently being sued by two major labels, has been hacked, reports 404 Media.
    Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • Norway’s elite 6-foot-5 goal scorer raced with some of the best in the battle for the Golden Boot in the tournament, given to the player with the most goals, and his performance in DFW put his name firmly on the world stage.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • After a poor first touch with his head, Digne was trying to clear the ball when Yamal raced in from behind to challenge in the penalty area.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • Scardovari, Italy — As the sun was rising, two fisherwomen dragged their boat through the Scardovari lagoon in northeastern Italy.
    Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • The animation is often rudimentary, particularly in outer-space scenes that are effectively a cut-out of a starship being dragged across a stellar background.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 July 2026
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“Joyridden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joyridden. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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