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as in to tease
to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults
that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing
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as in to hover
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
a condor riding high in the sky
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as in transportation
a means of getting to a destination in a vehicle driven by another
an organization that provides rides for senior citizens
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as in to survive
to come safely through
just as we always have in the past, we'll ride out this latest crisis
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variants
or chiefly dialectal rid
or rode
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as in teased
to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults
that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing
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as in kidded
to make fun of in a good-natured way
his wife couldn't resist riding him for forgetting his own birthday
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as in hovered
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
a condor riding high in the sky
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variants
or chiefly dialectal rid
1
as in taunted
to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults
that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing
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2
as in joked
to make fun of in a good-natured way
his wife couldn't resist riding him for forgetting his own birthday
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as in sailed
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
a condor riding high in the sky
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Recent Examples of ride
Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
The bill also allows school districts to authorize people, including bus drivers, to carry firearms while driving or riding with students in a school vehicle.
—Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 20 Feb. 2026
Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 18 Feb. 2026
Throughout the year, guests can look forward to special ride experiences like an exclusive midnight lights-out ride, where the coaster thunders through the night under the stars, and behind-the-scenes track-walk tours, offering a rare look at Thunderation's inner workings.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
Sofia Baltodano, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
Elana Meyers Taylor rode a one-seat bobsled to Olympic glory.
—Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Moe and Ficke often rode together to games.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Melling rode along with them as a passenger in the pillion seat that gives the film its name, and accompanied some of them to Cambridge Pride.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
The bill also allows school districts to authorize people, including bus drivers, to carry firearms while driving or riding with students in a school vehicle.
—Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
From the park’s eastern side, try lookouts along the Tanque Verde Ridge Trail, or take a scenic golden-hour ride down Cactus Forest Drive.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 18 Feb. 2026
Throughout the year, guests can look forward to special ride experiences like an exclusive midnight lights-out ride, where the coaster thunders through the night under the stars, and behind-the-scenes track-walk tours, offering a rare look at Thunderation's inner workings.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
The bird species has long ridden dramatic population swings.
—Sofia Baltodano, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
Elana Meyers Taylor rode a one-seat bobsled to Olympic glory.
—Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
In pretty good shape for his age, rode his bike everywhere around New York.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Moe and Ficke often rode together to games.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ride
transportation
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Highway crews accelerated cleanup efforts Friday along a closed stretch of Highway 1 near Regent’s Slide following clear weather, transportation officials said.—
Bay City News Service,
Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2026
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In a letter seen by Reuters, the Ukrainian mission to the EU proposed shipments through Ukraine’s oil transportation system or a maritime route, potentially including the Odesa-Brody pipeline linking Ukraine’s main Black Sea port to the EU.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Ride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ride. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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