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
The company also took the covers off the prototype – an actual working model that was ridden on stage at Ola’s annual event, Sankalp 2025, in India.
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New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
Despite the inherent pressure of fashioning a collection that will receive intense scrutiny, Jacobs seems far less angst-ridden than Isaac Mizrahi in Unzipped, who nearly came to pieces on screen during the making of his fall 1994 collection.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
And, more recently, in the last two years, Palantir has ridden the generative AI wave.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
Typically, children rode in parents’ laps, or on their own in back seats without any safety protections.
—Time, 5 Aug. 2025
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New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
Despite the inherent pressure of fashioning a collection that will receive intense scrutiny, Jacobs seems far less angst-ridden than Isaac Mizrahi in Unzipped, who nearly came to pieces on screen during the making of his fall 1994 collection.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
And, more recently, in the last two years, Palantir has ridden the generative AI wave.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
Typically, children rode in parents’ laps, or on their own in back seats without any safety protections.
—Time, 5 Aug. 2025
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The pop star's fans were sorely disappointed when the first four episodes of the series' second season debuted without an appearance by Gaga, whose guest-starring role in the gothy drama has been teased by Netflix for months.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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It had long been teased and was confirmed late last year under a deal struck by Disney and BBC Studios.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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Spot gold hovered around $3,500 after surpassing that level earlier in the session for the first time ever.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
2 Sep. 2025
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Going further back, a sun disk hovered over the ancient Egyptian god Ra, and in Eastern religions a nimbus halo appeared over the Buddha and the Hindu deities.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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In the most extreme conditions imaginable, Shackleton understood that survival depended not just on rations and shelter but on morale, purpose and the mix of minds around him.—
Natalie Silverman,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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As The Athletic reported this week, an internal meeting was held to identify targets in the position, but no profile of player was agreed upon to pursue, and in any case any purchase depended on the sale of Dani Ceballos.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Over objections from the ordinance's co-sponsors, however, the committee passed an amendment — floated by Councilman Khalil Batshon — that would retain a licensing requirement for accessory overnight shelters run by religious institutions.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
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Pioneer Press has also reached out to the Libertyville school districts as an unverified current town name being floated by claimants.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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Still, Mares-Sedillo went to work and tried to go about her day.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Keough said her grandmother tried to settle Lisa Marie's estate less than 24 hours after her death in 2023.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 2025
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Anisimova took the first set when Swiatek sailed a forehand long while serving at 4-5.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Putin, now in his third decade as Russia’s leader, sailed to a fifth term in office last year.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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And she couldn’t be bothered to start things up again.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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No one has ever bothered me for doing this.—
R29 Team,
Refinery29,
5 Sep. 2025
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Keanu, still annoyed from the veto ceremony, talked to Ava Pearl in the HOH room and called Rachel a liar.—
David Wysong,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
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This thrilled her base—and annoyed many casual listeners.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Ridden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridden. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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