JOYRODE Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

joyrode

verb

past tense of joyride

as in cut up

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as in automobiled

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Californios’ reign began to vanish even before the discovery of gold, when droughts and floods wiped out their easygoing livelihoods, and their lands were cut up, sold off, and their land grants swept aside by the new state.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
The board's original proposal called for cutting up to 18 English learner teachers across the district.

— Beret Leone, CBS News, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of cut up

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Perry was also spotted behind the wheel of an electric vehicle and tooled around town with Trudeau riding in the passenger seat.

— Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
Re-tooled with new signings, the defensive inadequacies and erratic finishing that had held the club back during his first campaign were eradicated.

— Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026

Definition of tooled

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On a drizzly morning in March 2025, a bright blue dive boat motored through Halifax Harbor in Nova Scotia toward the Tufts Cove generating station.

— Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Varma holed out in the outfield in Ahmed’s final over, but Varma motored to his 21-ball half-century by clubbing 15 runs of the fast bowler’s final four balls.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of motored

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Some travelers worried about a possible terror attack, while others wondered if the air traffic control system had been hacked.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2026
Prosecutors say De La Rosa hacked at their passengers with the machete, igniting the panic that flipped the boat.

— Pedro Portal, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026

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Back-to-back disasters — the Caldor Fire in 2021 and cold snaps in April 2022 — drove wine producers, who often sign multiyear contracts, to seek grapes elsewhere.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Witnesses told police that a Silver Kia drove head-on into a white Volkswagen Jetta and then into a semi-truck.

— Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of drove

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