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Recent Examples of joyride
Noun
However, Harrison has denied any involvement in the joyride. Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025 At Somebody People, corn ends up on the menu in three different ways, legumes are a part of a regular diet and a pantry full of vinegars and spices turn every dish into a joyride of flavor profiles. Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2025 San Diego’s Alan Trammell, the shortstop on that Tigers team and perhaps its best performer, has said the ’84 team’s joyride seemed ordained by a higher source. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025 And the aughts had Chad Michael Murray as Jake in Freaky Friday—famously taking Jamie Lee Curtis (as Anna, in Tess’s body) out for a joyride. Air Mail, 9 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for joyride
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joyride
Noun
  • Earlier this week, transit officials in North Carolina released a graphic video showing the fatal stabbing of 23-year-old Zarutska on a light rail train.
    Charles Trepany, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • In Boise, for example, officials led a zoning code rewrite in 2023 that prioritized more density, transit and mixing of different types of development.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The statue of Abraham Lincoln by Mount Rushmore creator Gutzon Borglum was cut up to be sold for its silver content, according to the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office in Louisiana.
    Mark Price, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Born Drew Desbordes, Druski, 30, is a long way from the kid who spent his time at the dinner table cutting up.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Electric trucks from Volvo Trucks, supported by material transport, are enabling fully emission-free operations from selective gutting through to concrete crushing, materials processing, and transport.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Solid rocket motors can be stored for longer periods of time and are easier to conceal, transport, and launch on demand.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Another fan clowned Chicago for its move, noting that Reese's criticisms of the team's roster building.
    Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Williams broke up a pass going one on one with talented Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith, and Norman-Lott motored his way to a one-arm sack of Jalen Hurts.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
  • There’s one that does so particularly well, though trades some spaciousness for motoring fun.
    Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Enforce the current rules better The H-2A program is supposed to provide fair wages, safe working conditions and free housing and transportation to workers.
    Max Blau, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Without access to consistent services—such as preventive health care, personal support workers, employment coaching, and transportation—many face risks of institutionalization, frequent hospitalizations, or unemployment.
    Our Place, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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
  • Many employees may not be aware of the dangers associated with feeding GenAI tools sensitive data.
    Camellia Chan, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • When the season ended, Payton and general manager George Paton could have re-tooled the personnel on defense or let a couple of key contributors go.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Joyride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joyride. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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