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
Somewhere, gamblers monitored their wagers on KSU as 4½-point underdogs, fueling an industry that rode partially on the backs of the young men chasing their dreams on the court.
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Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 29 Jan. 2026
With LaMelo Ball in the starting lineup on the first end of a back-to-back, Charlotte rode a balanced scoring attack highlighted by 26 points from Brandon Miller and Moussa Diabate’s 18 points and 19 rebounds.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2026
Our room had a private terrace (by the way, every room does), mornings started with oceanfront breakfasts while surfers rode the waves below, and evenings were filled with sunset cocktail hours followed by candlelit dinners with gorgeous table decor.
—Sandy Pierre, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026
For 48 years, Kaplan rode a fiberglass skateboard.
—Erica Zora Wrightson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 29 Jan. 2026
With LaMelo Ball in the starting lineup on the first end of a back-to-back, Charlotte rode a balanced scoring attack highlighted by 26 points from Brandon Miller and Moussa Diabate’s 18 points and 19 rebounds.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2026
Our room had a private terrace (by the way, every room does), mornings started with oceanfront breakfasts while surfers rode the waves below, and evenings were filled with sunset cocktail hours followed by candlelit dinners with gorgeous table decor.
—Sandy Pierre, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026
For 48 years, Kaplan rode a fiberglass skateboard.
—Erica Zora Wrightson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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The finale also teased one of Mel’s pregnant patients hoping to place her baby with Mel and Jack after her adoptive couple pulls out.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Feb. 2026
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The reggaeton icon briefly teased his performance in a trailer released by Apple Music in January 2026.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
8 Feb. 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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As a helicopter hovered overhead and legal observers blew whistles, the center went into a lockdown that lasted three hours that day, and then did the same for four hours the next day when ICE circled again.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2026
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The labor market has slowed in recent months, while inflation has hovered above the Federal Reserve's target rate of 2%.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Treatment was largely ad hoc and depended to a considerable degree on individual commanders, but customarily prisoners would be exchanged or placed on parole—granted their freedom but required by oath not to return to military action.—
Drew Gilpin Faust,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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In Cúcuta, the local economy depended on Venezuelans who crossed the border to spend their powerful currency on shoes and clothes, flaunting their wealth, often buying in bulk.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
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One of the things that Vrabel has tried to take from his past experiences is slowing down the whirlwind that is Super Bowl week.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Petris-Norris has tried to push the bill through the state legislature twice before.—
Lesley Marin,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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In Tennyson’s youth, geologists amassed evidence in support of the proposition, first floated in the previous century, that the age of the earth was not measurable in the familiar and Biblically sanctioned sum of thousands of years but, rather, in untold billions.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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He was drilled by Seahawks cornerback Devon Witherspoon on his second interception as Witherspoon hit Maye’s arm and the ball floated out of his hands and right to Nwosu, who had nothing but open field in front of him.—
Greg Dudek,
Hartford Courant,
9 Feb. 2026
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That’s right—if you can’t be bothered to take 10 minutes (or at most, 45 minutes) out of your vacation to follow international safety protocol, you can be kicked off your cruise ship.—
Erica Silverstein,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Jan. 2026
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And while some families might be able to cut down on toys, others might be bothered having toys in every room.—
Jillian Pretzel,
Parents,
31 Jan. 2026
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In one Upper East Side neighborhood known for pristine sidewalks, residents said they were annoyed by the sight of piles of trash bags one after another.—
Naveen Dhaliwal,
CBS News,
2 Feb. 2026
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Hassan was annoyed by the smell of cigarettes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Ridden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridden. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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