joyriding

present participle of joyride

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for joyriding
Verb
  • There’s one that does so particularly well, though trades some spaciousness for motoring fun.
    Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The changes are so fundamental that Ford is retooling the assembly line itself—the very thing Henry Ford used to get the world motoring a century ago.
    Patrick George, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Good Fortune follows Reeves as an angel, Gabriel, tasked by his boss, Martha (Sandra Oh), with stopping humans from dying while texting and driving.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Avoid using phones or other distracting behaviors while driving in a work zone.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The large surface makes cutting up fruits, veggies and meat easy.
    Christopher Murray may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Bad actors could take over a Jeep remotely with a cell phone, drive away with a Tesla Model 3 using simple hacking tools, or open, start and track connected vehicles from Kia, Skoda, Toyota and many other makers.
    Srinivas Shekar, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • In the hacking campaigns Proofpoint analyzed, cybercriminals attempted to trick users into downloading and installing Stealerium as an attachment or a web link, luring victims with typical bait like a fake payment or invoice.
    Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The firm started managing Hamilton’s business affairs in January 2024 and has since expanded to facilitate and support the racer on his business projects, racing career and commercial partnerships with the likes of Lululemon, Dior and Rimowa.
    Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
  • In Marvel Zombies, after the Avengers are overtaken by a zombie plague, a desperate group of survivors discover the key to bringing an end to the super-powered undead, racing across a dystopian landscape and risking life and limb to save their world.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Cameras captured a heartwarming scene of a father and son leaping into the air, screaming and hugging each other in disbelief and joy, as McIlroy's ball dropped into the cup.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The fugitive runs for it, crashing through clotheslines made of jump ropes, crashing on the floor several times, climbing the bike racks and leaping over the wall to his secret sanctuary.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • During their first night out together, the couple ducks into a Spanish nightclub, drinking under a smear of colored lights and then dancing.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • As a guy who is simply not built for summer (sweaty, burns easily, refuses to wear shorts), the turning of the calendar to September adds a little lead to my tread, with visions of cider and sweaters dancing in my head.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Joyriding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joyriding. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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