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Recent Examples of joyride
Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Someone stole a Clear Creek County shuttle bus that was parked in Georgetown on Friday afternoon and took it on a joyride on Interstate 70, speeding through a crash scene and nearly hitting emergency workers in the road.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2025
Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
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Noun
The teaser also shows Marcello touching Emily's leg at dinner, giving her a smile during a joyride and the two sharing an intimate kiss in bed.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Someone stole a Clear Creek County shuttle bus that was parked in Georgetown on Friday afternoon and took it on a joyride on Interstate 70, speeding through a crash scene and nearly hitting emergency workers in the road.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
Now, to joyride around the skyscrapers.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joyride
Noun
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Despite our real or perceived differences, Baltimore City and Baltimore County are bound together across critical dimensions, including transit, housing, economic development and public safety.—
Zac Blanchard,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Feb. 2026
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But each of those editions operated with central hubs in the host city, with transit set up to ferry athletes, officials, and supplies across the region.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Her voice is intimate and resonant, whether cut up into indistinct background flurries or pushed to the front of the mix.—
Alex Robert Ross,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
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Such a potato is cut up into sections, each having a sprout or two.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The device also has three separate layers – one each for evaporation, ion transport, and electrical charge collection.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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Two Boeing 747-8 aircraft, which are specialized jets with advanced communications and defense systems, will serve as the next generation of presidential air transport.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Totally down to clown with the judges.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2026
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Welcome to Derry season 2, including whether Skarsgård will be back to clown it up as Pennywise.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
15 Dec. 2025
Verb
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But just months into walking away from his writing métier, Winslow discovered, somewhat to his surprise, the same creative urgings that long served to motor his craft.—
Fred Schruers,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2026
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Still Talking, her final book, will star the same wonderful characters motoring through their days on tides of chat.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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As a result, many are struggling to access good jobs, affordable housing, reliable transportation, and positive role models for the next generation.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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But the proposal still needs support from lawmakers and critics are concerned the compromise will gut the regional transportation system’s service.—
Lilly Kersh,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The latest rollout was a 1,400 square meter property in the upmarket Lekki district in Lagos, built on a grassy playground where children once flew kites close to the city’s lagoon.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
18 July 2025
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Arc Games Treacherous terrain is a big part of the strategy, whether using it for power-ups or kiting enemies into bad spots.—
Kevin Purdy,
Ars Technica,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The pioneering program started with a fleet of black and white robots from Starship Technologies tooling around the campus at the University of Illinois Chicago.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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It is equipped with XT-4 tooling such as a full-length Agile Chassis Skeleton, Quicklace closure, and dual density EVA cushioning in the midsole.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Joyride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joyride. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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