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 2025 Gators landed the final top seed and rode it to the Final Four in San Antonio, where Florida erased a 12-point deficit to slip by Houston 65-63.
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Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2026
On average, 8,829 people rode the streetcar each day in February 2026, compared to 2,361 daily ridership the year before.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
Saratoga ridden by Mark Walsh celebrates winning the McCoy Contractors Juvenile Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 10, 2026 in Cheltenham, England.
—Ian King, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
As Krishnamoorthi rode in the back, making calls soliciting campaign contributions, flashing lights from a New Jersey state trooper’s vehicle appeared in the rearview mirror, the staffer recalled.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
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Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2026
On average, 8,829 people rode the streetcar each day in February 2026, compared to 2,361 daily ridership the year before.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
Saratoga ridden by Mark Walsh celebrates winning the McCoy Contractors Juvenile Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 10, 2026 in Cheltenham, England.
—Ian King, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
As Krishnamoorthi rode in the back, making calls soliciting campaign contributions, flashing lights from a New Jersey state trooper’s vehicle appeared in the rearview mirror, the staffer recalled.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ridden
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Dion teased her comeback with posters spotted throughout Paris on Monday and a few pictures of herself in the City of Love on Instagram.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2026
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The trend was kicked off — perhaps unknowingly — by McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski, whose lackluster nibble of the new Big Arch burger was widely teased by the internet last month.—
Seattle Times,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 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 Blue Devils ended up with a six-point win, though the game spread hovered close to 30 by tipoff.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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For six straight days, call-out rates have hovered above 9% as employees continue working without pay.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
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And from antiquity, Japan has suffered under natural disasters—people’s survival has depended on outside forces.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
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Victory depended on scale, endurance, and the ability to outlast the other side.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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Braun and Johnson tried valiantly, though.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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The victim tried to flee, but a witness who saw the altercation told police that the suspects made jabbing motions towards the victim’s body.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
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Under Grier’s leadership, researchers Mia Morrell and Leela Elliot made a new version of a time crystal where tiny crystals made from styrofoam beads floated on a cushion of sound and can be displaced using sound waves.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, spoke to Trump on March 22, according to a person familiar with the conversation, to discuss a deal floated by White House staffers to potentially bring the funding crisis to an end before Congress is supposed to leave for a two-week Easter recess.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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Korda was bothered by back pain starting in the second set, but played through the pain.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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This might make observers wonder why Lee even bothered to introduce the measure.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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More traditional Bachelor Nation fans annoyed by the influencer-ification of reality TV already considered Paul the death knell for the franchise even before the recent scandal.—
Rebecca Jennings,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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While nobody at Netflix has suggested that the Sussexes violated any of the terms of their agreement, which allows the couple to engage in projects in other arenas and participate in interviews for other distribution outlets, many at the streamer were annoyed by the lack of communication.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Ridden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridden. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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