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noun

Definition of joyridenext
as in transit

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joyride

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verb

1
as in to cut up

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2
as in to automobile

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Recent Examples of joyride
Noun
In the film, that includes a joyride around Chicago in the Ferrari and catastrophe when the car is returned. — Michael Martin, Architectural Digest, 11 June 2026 The joyride ended with a customary burnout, as the rising star closed his big day in a cloud of smoke. — Time, 9 June 2026
Verb
Now, to joyride around the skyscrapers. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for joyride
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joyride
  1. transit
  2. cut up
  3. automobile
  4. transport
  5. clown
  6. motor
  7. transportation
  8. kite
Noun
  • According to Metro officials, the transit has seen a nearly 60% drop in homeless people loitering over the past two years.
    — Tom Wait, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Current oil transit volumes are already broadly in line with the current level of recovery in crude oil production, leaving relatively limited room for further increases.
    — , CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of transit
Verb
  • Sporting Kansas City joined the vanquished Galaxy and Real Salt Lake on Saturday as LAFC cut up the last-place team in the Western Conference, 4-0.
    — Josh Gross, Daily News, 26 July 2026
  • Use leftover cheese scraps, cut up, in pasta salad, melted in macaroni and cheese, or add to snack boxes.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 July 2026
Definition of cut up
Verb
  • These go-tos make trains, planes, and automobiles far less stressful.
    — Luke Pyenson, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
Definition of automobile
Noun
  • Smoke from the #WoodsideFire is expected to continue to flow into the North Bay valleys with the peak transport occurring in the afternoon and evening hours.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Even amid the uncertainty, the clever businesses—whether that’s airlines, refiners, fuel transport companies, or commodity traders—will be the ones that figure out how to deploy alternative fuels while mitigating risk.
    — Justin Worland, Time, 31 July 2026
Definition of transport
Verb
  • Eventually a local newspaper wrote a piece about me and my dad, the father/son clown duo.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
  • In the second episode, Tom spends a night in the local inn, and ends up in a crawl space with the ghost of a psychotic killer clown.
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 18 June 2026
Definition of clown
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
Definition of motor
Noun
  • That is pushing hospitality companies to add benefits involving dining, transportation, cruises, vacation rentals and local experiences.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • What to do nearby One of the benefits of staying at La Casa de la Playa is that admission to all of Grupo Xcaret’s parks and tours is included, along with perks such as skip-the-line access, priority transportation, and exclusive experiences.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of transportation
Verb
  • From sailing along the islets of Daku and Naked Island, to kite surfing and paddle boarding, water activities come in troves here.
    — Skyli Alvarez, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2026
  • In February of 2017, the British business magnate Richard Branson posted photos of Obama learning to kite surf off Branson’s private island, in the Caribbean.
    — Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Definition of kite

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