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Recent Examples of joyride
Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 13 July 2025
Marree, a town south of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre, is where van Wegen runs Arid Air, a flight company that takes tourists for joyrides over the huge lake on Cessna propeller planes.
—Angus Watson, CNN Money, 25 June 2025
The announcement, which features Stitch taking a joyride in a pink convertible through Walt Disney Studios, is basically a victory lap.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Critics, including model-actor Emily Ratajkowski, slammed the celebrity joyride as wasteful and performative.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The concert was a joyride despite a few technical and pacing issues.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 13 July 2025
Marree, a town south of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre, is where van Wegen runs Arid Air, a flight company that takes tourists for joyrides over the huge lake on Cessna propeller planes.
—Angus Watson, CNN Money, 25 June 2025
The announcement, which features Stitch taking a joyride in a pink convertible through Walt Disney Studios, is basically a victory lap.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Critics, including model-actor Emily Ratajkowski, slammed the celebrity joyride as wasteful and performative.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joyride
Noun
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Valley Metro will recognize the event tickets as valid light rail fare on the day of the event for four hours prior to the start of the event through the end of the transit day.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Instead of addressing these problems, SANDAG is focused on the same money pits as last year: the San Diego airport transit connection, Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo rail corridor improvements and the Otay Mesa Port of Entry.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In the meantime, the shark's meat has been cut up, filleted and put in coolers to be shared with friends and family, his wife Cynthia told ABC News.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
7 Aug. 2025
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Fiscally, the bill aimed to provide 39 million households tax cuts up to $3,600 by expanding the Child Tax Credit.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 July 2025
Noun
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In today's market, an animatronic will run you $8k to $15k, depending on condition, not accounting for shipping or transport.—
Katherine Laidlaw,
HubSpot,
8 Aug. 2025
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For livestock, plan transport and shelter in advance.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The pie shoved in Anthony’s face by his lover, Giuseppe, felt like a neat distillation of how crudely the series seemed to clown its characters, week after week after week.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
15 Aug. 2025
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Fans are clowning back at their favorite pop star's showmanship.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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Global Upstart Since revving up its international expansion in 2010, Triveni Turbine has motored its way to the No. 2 spot in the market for its products, trailing only megabrand Siemens Energy.—
Anu Raghunathan,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Anyone who wants to motor up on a boat or jetski, dock and enjoy a waterfront meal.—
Constance Ogle,
Miami Herald,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The rideshare boom reshaped urban transportation, bringing millions of riders and drivers into a new kind of mobility network.—
Sindhya Valloppillil,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Categories that see higher levels of inflation than the overall rate include housing, medical costs, transportation and groceries.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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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There’s another tech company tooling around San Diego.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025
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Football is aware that Qatar has tooled sport to obscure the brutality of its human rights record and to market its fossil fuel investments.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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“Joyride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joyride. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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