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
  • Elmet Technologies in Lewiston tooled more equipment.
    CBS News, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Rivers flooding rivers The floods — in 2021 and today — were driven by a series of atmospheric river rainfalls.
    Evan Bush, NBC news, 12 Dec. 2025
  • This momentum reflects rapid advances in both AI and hardware over the past two years, driven by better models and cheaper components.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 11 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Walls motored easily into third.
    Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • Over the Moon motored from Homewood Marina, a docking facility on the lake’s west shore below the ski hill of the same name, cruising south across a then calm lake to picturesque Emerald Bay.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • They were all killed in a gruesome manner, including being hacked to death with machetes, according to the DOJ.
    Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 5 June 2026
  • Prominent researchers, such as Jane Manchun Wong, have also recently reported that their accounts were hacked.
    Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • Jordan and Jenkins sued instead and raced most of the 2025 season uncharted.
    NBC News, NBC news, 11 Dec. 2025
  • In last season’s Champions League quarter-finals, when eventual winners PSG raced into a two-goal lead, Villa responded with three in reply.
    Gregg Evans, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Even fever can’t keep him down, as the 27-year-old dragged himself off the bench at half-time to score a brace and change the game in a 3-2 comeback triumph at Torino on Monday.
    Jack Bantock, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025
  • The chute dragged the skydiver backward, knocking the camera operator off the plane and into free fall.
    Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Joyridden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joyridden. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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