JOYRIDING Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

joyriding

verb

present participle of joyride

as in clowning

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as in motoring

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Union President Carrie Kyung said the plan includes cutting up to 18 English learner teachers and would affect at least two dozen schools.

— Jason Rantala, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
It’s aimed at tasks like neatly cutting up deli meats and cheeses at your picnic or campsite.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of cutting up

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Expect to see a calm and composed figure in the heart of defence alongside Virgil van Dijk this season; and if Liverpool begin motoring towards the top positions, Jacquet will surely be a big part of it.

— David Ornstein, New York Times, 6 Sep. 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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There are certainly fans and pundits who feel that anything short of a title shouldn’t be celebrated in sports, and some who think carousing over anything less is especially beneath the Yankees, who have won 27 World Series but zero since 2009.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of carousing

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The analyst noted that industry checks and data indicate that infrastructure software demand is strengthening, with AI increasingly driving usage and growth.

— TipRanks.com Staff, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026
According to court records, Rogers was driving the vehicle and Arrington was a passenger.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of driving

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The steady hum of activity hits a particularly resonant pitch on the Second Sunday of each month when the street closes to vehicular traffic and becomes a European-style pedestrian mall with outdoor eateries and prancing pets on leash.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Iggy Pop, still prancing, howling and whooping with his chest exposed and jeans sliding down his waist, claims the title of the festival’s leading elder statesman.

— Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

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From 2019 to 2024, the Chinese hacking group MirrorFace conducted over 200 cyberattacks against Japanese defense, national security, and advanced technology targets.

— Sam Mullins, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026
CrowdStrike traced the campaign to ARTEX, an open-source AI hacking agent built in China and run alongside Anthropic’s Claude Code, and said the actor could be a 26-year-old.

— Jay Kaplan, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026

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The team assembles, jumping off lifeguard towers, leaping over beach patrons, and, of course, running and diving in slow motion to make the rescue.

— Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026
After Mesa's homer gave the Rays a 4-2 lead, Anthony Volpe appeared to hit a two-run shot against Griffin Jax with two outs in the bottom half as a fan reached over the left-field wall and caught the ball over the glove of a leaping Mesa.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of leaping

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With Sandburg racing out to 7-1 and 8-3 leads in the third game, that came in handy.

— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Three people stranded high on a steep Northern California mountainside were rescued by helicopter Sunday after a distress call brought crews racing to their aid.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

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