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joyride

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verb

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Recent Examples of joyride
Noun
Maya Rudolph and Joel Kim Booster take an emotional joyride courtesy of Kesha on this week’s episode of Loot. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025 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
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
Noun
  • In 2024, transit ambassadors earned an average of $38,027 in regular pay, excluding part-time workers, according to data RT released to The Sacramento Bee.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Last month, early on in the war, the Los Angeles Metro transit system was forced to shut down a portion of its network due to a hack.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In the photo, Hat Rack is seen nestled within the weblike Sculpture for Traveling (1918), a net of rubber shower caps cut up and glued together that Duchamp took on a trip to Buenos Aires.
    Howard Halle, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The premiere episode will be cut up into 21 short segments, each about three minutes long, going live on Sunday morning on the video platform and remaining available for six weeks.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • García said mining areas in Bolívar state remain under the control of organizations such as gangs such as Tren de Aragua and Tren de Guayana and ELN guerrillas, which operate across different mines and control workers, transport routes and processing centers.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Water transport is about to get its greatest upgrade ever,.
    Omar Kardoudi April 09, New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • People used to clown Compton ’cause the high school mascot is Tarbabes.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Phoenix dons makeup and transforms, taking a disturbed disaster of a stand-up comedian down the dark and dangerous path to being a killer clown.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • With water temperatures in the low 60’s and only four hours left to fish, Bennett and Shad motored over to a new spot on the west end of the lake where the water was shallower.
    Kubie Brown, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Aberg was 5 under through his opening four holes and motored his way around the TPC Sawgrass with one amazing shot after another.
    Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The state's assembly transportation committee will be holding a hearing on the lowrider license plate bill next Monday afternoon.
    James Taylor, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Jay Blackman Jay Blackman is an NBC News producer covering such areas as transportation, space, medical and consumer issues.
    Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • To control them and tool them apply a growth regulator called sucker punch to the suckers.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Building on the buzz surrounding Ouai, Atkin founded Mane, a hair tools brand this time, in 2023.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026

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“Joyride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joyride. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.

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