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
In August, more than 50,000 people rode The Hop, and in September, more than 45,000, according to its ridership reports.
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Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
As part of that investigation, NTSB staffers rode the Brightline one Sunday from Orlando to West Palm Beach and back.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Takaichi — who in her youth rode motorcycles and played the drums in a heavy metal band — has pushed for greater support for women’s health.
—Arata Yamamoto, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2025
And roughly 10,500 students rode Metro buses for school transportation last school year.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
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Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
As part of that investigation, NTSB staffers rode the Brightline one Sunday from Orlando to West Palm Beach and back.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Takaichi — who in her youth rode motorcycles and played the drums in a heavy metal band — has pushed for greater support for women’s health.
—Arata Yamamoto, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2025
And roughly 10,500 students rode Metro buses for school transportation last school year.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
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The season 3 trailer teased no shortage of moments where Elsbeth must use her unique experience and intuition to resolve even the most dangerous cases — including a hostage incident at a toy store.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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The 2x Golden Globe nominee teased the upcoming revival with a set photo of himself with Christopher Masterson and Justin Berfield, who reprise their roles as Malcolm’s brothers Francis and Reese.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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Kansas City's brisk temperatures hovered in the low 50s as the red-and-gold looked to extend its winning record.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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The number of murders attributed to the Boston Strangler has long hovered around 13 women, killed between June 14, 1962, and January 1964, all in the greater Boston area.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Louisiana, where almost half of the state depended on Medicaid in 2023, could lose up to $34 billion in federal Medicaid dollars in the next decade, according to KFF, a health policy research group.—
NPR,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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But the shopkeeper, the restaurateur, the hairdresser—those whose livelihoods depended on open doors and face-to-face contact—saw their incomes collapse overnight.—
Ugo Troiano,
Oc Register,
25 Oct. 2025
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Several names have been floated as possible replacements for Kelly in Baton Rouge.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Baumgartner floated a similar measure in April as part of his Restore College Sports Act.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Only four minutes later, Kilman tried to pass around Aaronson, but gave it straight to the attentive No 11.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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In 1985, he was tried and acquitted for the murder of his first wife.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The final pass of the game from the 11 sailed out of bounds and incomplete.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Balloons in red and white dotted the sky, as the yachts with flags in the same colors sailed by.—
Mayu Saini,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Berwald isn't alone in being bothered by misbehaving kids at breweries.—
Jordyn Noennig,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Lehrer — who has maintained his innocence to Rolling Stone claimed he wasn’t bothered by the road ordeal — has been locked away in Dominica State Prison for over two years now.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
26 Oct. 2025
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Or annoyed at myself for the whole stunt.—
Junnelle Hogen,
Outside,
19 Oct. 2025
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Ball doesn’t seem annoyed by the memes yet, but the NBA season hasn’t officially started, so there’s still time.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Ridden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridden. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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