variants
or chiefly dialectal rid
or rode
1
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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2
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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3
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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Recent Examples of ridden
Traders who rode the December setup have earned the right to tighten their stops.
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Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 26 May 2026
That’s where Davies, who owned Archie, the horse ridden famously by one of Britain’s best eventers, Mary King, came in.
—Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Kushi rode the emotional roller coaster and ultimately got through.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
Children played basketball and rode bicycles at a school not far from the scene.
—Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
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Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 26 May 2026
That’s where Davies, who owned Archie, the horse ridden famously by one of Britain’s best eventers, Mary King, came in.
—Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Kushi rode the emotional roller coaster and ultimately got through.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
Children played basketball and rode bicycles at a school not far from the scene.
—Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ridden
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The headline addition of the patch is the arrival of the Icebreaker event, which has been teased as the biggest event in Tarkov history.—
Mike Stubbs,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Also teased was the return of Kevin Sussman’s Big Bang Theory character Stuart Bloom in the spin-off Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, which will make its way to the streamer on July 23.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
24 May 2026
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When Curt Cignetti was hired just more than two years ago, it was considered a smart move by the athletic department, but no one kidded themselves that Indiana was some sort of raucous fan sleeper cell just waiting to be activated.—
Will Leitch,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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The video was filmed at Sea and Sage Audubon in Southern California as a small swarm of gnats hovered near a tree.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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Ever since Basel announced its Qatar partnership with Qatar Sports Investments and QC+, the project has hovered somewhere between commercial expansion and cultural diplomacy, between art fair and institution-building exercise.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
20 May 2026
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Eric Wold, an analyst with Texas Capital Securities, in a May 21 investors note argued a beneficial takeover deal for Imax depended on the buyer and the integration to follow.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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The fallout matters because American power has historically depended not only on military strength or economic leverage, but on the cohesion of the Western alliance and European support of Washington’s foreign policy.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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He was armed with a knife and was not compliant when arriving officers tried to detain him but eventually was arrested after officers tasered him, according to authorities.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
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Neither the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, which tried Young, nor his attorney, Candice Shoemaker, immediately responded to requests for comment Wednesday evening.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
28 May 2026
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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has also publicly floated an idea to restrict customs processing operations at airports in sanctuary cities.—
Natasha Chen,
CNN Money,
25 May 2026
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Mike Trout took advantage of a mistake, a cutter that floated over the middle of the plate, to crush a two-run homer on Saturday night.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
25 May 2026
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Any easy toss-on-and-go dress is always a good idea, especially on hot days when you can’t be bothered to dream up a multi-layered outfit.—
Ali Faccenda,
InStyle,
25 May 2026
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Pletka said Trump is not bothered by gas prices, the upcoming midterms or his approval ratings, in part because of this being his last term.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
23 May 2026
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Ever been annoyed after Windows setup that your user folder has a weird name?—
Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
28 May 2026
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When people get their interest rate wrong, they get annoyed.—
Sam Sammane,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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“Ridden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridden. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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