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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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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Recent Examples of ridden
Throughout the weeks, fashion rode shotgun with world-class athleticism.
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 22 Feb. 2026
Young performers from CircEsteem and CirquesExperience rode bicycles, balanced on stilts and spun across the pavement on acrobatic wheels.
—Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
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 ilu, a sea creature that is ridden by the Na’vi, is also employed in the action sequence.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 22 Feb. 2026
Young performers from CircEsteem and CirquesExperience rode bicycles, balanced on stilts and spun across the pavement on acrobatic wheels.
—Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
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 ilu, a sea creature that is ridden by the Na’vi, is also employed in the action sequence.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
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Coach teased the launch of its book charms in a series of social media posts starring actors Elle Fanning and Storm Reid, WNBA player Paige Bueckers and musicians SOYEON, Lilas and Shan Yichun.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
1 Mar. 2026
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Honor first teased the Robot Phone in October.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
1 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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For months, the threat of artificial intelligence (AI) replacing human workers has hovered over the American economy like a distant storm.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Feb. 2026
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That is a real step back for a player who has hovered around the 70-point mark in each of the past four years.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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But discount window lending depended on banks seeking loans.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2026
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Colonies that denied Black people political rights nevertheless armed and depended on them.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
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China could have also tried to learn what tactics F-35 pilots use to avoid detection in both offensive strike and air defense roles.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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Sanchez tried to allay legislators’ fears that the proposal could undermine energy affordability for ratepayers.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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Footage also captured a parachute deploying as at least one crew member floated toward the ground.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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Drew Angerer / Getty Images file For months, school officials have floated proposals to relocate or close at least four middle schools on the Upper West Side, citing low enrollment, funding squeezes, academic performance and compliance with a 2022 law requiring class-size reductions by 2028.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
1 Mar. 2026
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Fallon then asked if she doesn’t get bothered by being too famous for the cruise.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2026
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Take a break from mundane tasks and escape into your own world, where you will not be bothered.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2026
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After it had been viewed by more than 12 million people, Tkachuk indicated the stunt annoyed him.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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Calvin is annoyed that the Post describes Carolyn as Kelly’s protégé instead of his.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Ridden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridden. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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