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Recent Examples of joyride
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
The vehicles are tricked out with surround sound, too; and at one point on our joyride the bus was jerked around by the bus driver to simulate the sensation of a subway speeding underfoot.
—Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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Noun
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
The vehicles are tricked out with surround sound, too; and at one point on our joyride the bus was jerked around by the bus driver to simulate the sensation of a subway speeding underfoot.
—Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joyride
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The spacecraft spent 25 days in Earth’s orbit and another seven days in lunar transit.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Vena said this would cut transit times on those routes by one-to-two days.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
29 July 2025
Verb
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But the Idaho Department of Education, State Board of Education, and colleges and universities will have to identify spending cuts up to 6%.—
Ryan Suppe,
Idaho Statesman,
18 June 2025
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And in order to maintain a nutritious balance to each of these meals, consider adding cut up vegetables (like celery or carrots) or fruit (strawberries or blueberries are easy options) to the plate.—
Stephanie Ganz,
Parents,
15 July 2025
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According to Wisk, its Generation 6 aircraft is the world's first autonomous, all-electric, four-seat air taxi designed for daily passenger transport.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Other issues — visa denials, exorbitant costs, America’s allergy to public transport — could be a stain on the tournament, and are just as important to document.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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Over time, Osbourne leaned into the story, clowning around with fake bats onstage, and eventually releasing a plush bat toy.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
22 July 2025
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That’s thanks to Toby’s Clown School, where people come from all over the world to train in the art of clowning.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Southern Living,
22 July 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
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Both promise motoring with only water emitted from the vehicles' exhausts.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
16 July 2025
Noun
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In a scolding rejection of the prosecution after an eight-week trial, the eight men and four women New York jury earlier this month only found 55-year-old Combs guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
31 July 2025
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Still, federal incentives—such as those in the CHIPS Act and various AI research grants—are encouraging AI's rapid adoption across industries, from transportation to healthcare.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 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
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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 10 Aug. 2025.
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