joyriding

verb

present participle of joyride
1
as in clowning

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2
as in motoring

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joyriding
  1. cutting up
  2. motoring
  3. carousing
  4. driving
  5. prancing
  6. hacking
  7. leaping
  8. racing
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  • Using unseen footage from Presley’s 1969 to 1976 Las Vegas residency, the movie plays the hits – plus The Beatles and Simon & Garfunkel – but also showcases his sense of humor, quipping with crowds and cutting up with bandmates.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 June 2026
  • Always cutting up and making memories.
    — Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Definition of cutting up
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  • Mora picked the ball up on halfway and just kept on motoring forward, moving towards two runners on the right, eventually nudging the ball through for Jorge Sanchez, who bundled the ball across for Quinones to finish.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • Some manufacturers are trying to mimic the ICE car experience, such as retro-fitting old school motoring noises and gear simulations to entertain understimulated EV drivers.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 May 2026
Definition of motoring
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  • Three sitting rooms are complemented by a further three members’ social spaces for carousing in, concealed behind a subtle screen (here, DJs including Goldierocks make appearances, and mobile snaps are banned; staff politely place a sticker over mobile camera lenses).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026
  • The team were meek in defeat, but after a weekend carousing and communing in central London, Newcastle fans arrived at Wembley with a collective hangover.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Definition of carousing
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  • Rodríguez Castro can be seen wearing a New York Yankees shirt, moving suggestively to driving percussive beats, punctuated by catchy, syncopated vocals.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Rainy weather driving tips Switch on headlights - Even during daylight hours, using headlights can enhance visibility and signal your presence to other drivers.
    — STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 July 2026
Definition of driving
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  • Tis hard to see the mighty prancing war horse, trampling the dying and dead beneath their merciless feet.
    — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • This prancing herd of wild mustangs can be spotted from the river, on a kayak or inner tube.
    — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Definition of prancing
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  • In 2021, a critical bug in open-source software left hundreds of millions of devices around the world vulnerable to hacking and triggered a frantic response from Biden administration officials.
    — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • That’s what happened to members of a Russian intelligence group on Monday after they were blacklisted by the European Union for allegedly spying on and hacking targets as far back as 2010.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 14 July 2026
Definition of hacking
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  • Jordan Henderson hurt his left forearm leaping over field-level billboards to celebrate the win over Mexico and is out the rest of the World Cup after undergoing surgery.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026
  • However, Tolbert raced over and made a leaping catch to negate extra bases.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
Definition of leaping
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  • Known for bringing luxury fashion into the Formula 1 paddock, Hamilton has built a reputation beyond racing through partnerships including his role as a Dior ambassador and guest designer.
    — Nethumi Kannangara, Sportico.com, 15 July 2026
  • Industries and critical infrastructure are racing to catch up with new AI models with increasingly advanced abilities that can find and exploit (but also defend against) cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
    — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of racing
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“Joyriding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joyriding. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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