joyriding

present participle of joyride

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for joyriding
Verb
  • The hope is that the talks could clear rising tensions between the world’s two largest economies and allow the global economy to keep motoring.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The de facto captain oriented himself by motoring northwest along the coast towards Havana.
    Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Bandit had been found on a rural road in the middle of nowhere and would have died had his rescuer not been driving past.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • That driving tension and anxiety are largely thanks to the team of artisans, which included composer Volker Bertelmann, editor Kirk Baxter and sound designer Paul Ottosson, who worked closely behind the scenes on their respective crafts to bring it together.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Ford is planning on cutting up to 1,000 roles in electric-vehicle production in Germany.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Proposition 50 would turn back the clock of progress, cutting up our neighborhoods for political gain and silencing the very voices that fought hardest for fairness.
    Bernadette Suarez, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • During a panel on whole-life wellness, longevity was discussed as more than just hacking exercise and nutrition habits; experts redefined it as adopting a health mindset to live a longer—and happier—life now and into the future.
    Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 29 Oct. 2025
  • LastPass told Bleeping Computer that, in some cases, members of the hacking group called victims while posing as LastPass employees and told them to enter their credentials on the phishing site.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But the idea that Earhart ended up an island castaway is far from widely accepted, and another team of researchers is racing to close in on proof of an alternate explanation.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The footage shows the suspect racing along the 210 Freeway in San Bernardino County at speeds topping 150 mph.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Ferrari’s latest one-off is a tribute to one of the most legendary prancing horses of them all.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Plus, the icy pastel hues are reminiscent of ballerinas prancing in The Nutcracker.
    Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Rojas’ play in the ninth was fantastic, but then Andy Pages one-upped him with a leaping catch on Ernie Clement’s long drive to left-center while colliding with Kiké Hernández.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Unfortunately, to save time, someone who is always in a hurry with limited time for exercise except weekends may be in the habit of leaping into vigorous exercise without warming up properly.
    Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There will be live entertainment and, we are assured, even dancing, if the spicy margaritas hit just right.
    Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Hemsworth gets one big monologue, describing a nightmare in which Ciri is happily dancing with Death, and does a fine job with it.
    Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Joyriding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joyriding. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.

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