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 boys rode bikes and played baseball with the kids on the block, John told reporters.
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Paul Elie, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Venezuela had ridden a boom fueled by historically high oil prices — the lifeblood of its economy and virtually its sole export — but that cushion collapsed not long after Maduro was sworn in as president in 2013.
—Jorge Valencia, NPR, 5 Jan. 2026
To keep a steady pace, cattle rode in show wagons.
—Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
Two days after Democrats rode concerns about consumer costs to big election wins in Virginia, New Jersey, and other parts of the country, the second-term Republican president tried to reclaim the economy as one of his administration's bedrock efforts.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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Paul Elie, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Venezuela had ridden a boom fueled by historically high oil prices — the lifeblood of its economy and virtually its sole export — but that cushion collapsed not long after Maduro was sworn in as president in 2013.
—Jorge Valencia, NPR, 5 Jan. 2026
To keep a steady pace, cattle rode in show wagons.
—Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
Two days after Democrats rode concerns about consumer costs to big election wins in Virginia, New Jersey, and other parts of the country, the second-term Republican president tried to reclaim the economy as one of his administration's bedrock efforts.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ridden
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Hilary Duff teased a new single with a video of her singing in a soaking wet butter yellow dress.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
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As teased by a first look clip, this twist will give way to season-long feuds, shocking betrayals, and plenty of trash talk.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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Crude oil prices have hovered around $60 a barrel in recent days.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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At its peak in 2000, GE’s market cap hovered around $600 billion, more than $1 trillion in today’s dollars.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Blanc’s business depended on selling franchises and his patented machines.—
Alexander Coolidge,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Jan. 2026
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The couple depended on water bottles and showered at the homes of relatives.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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The driver that struck Riddles has not been charged with any crimes for the crash, which happened as Riddles tried to cross the road in an area that wasn't marked with a crosswalk.—
Zach Boetto,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Kittitas County officials told Fox News Digital on Sunday that one of the deceased was partially buried by the avalanche, and his surviving companions tried to dig him out.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Whenever the president floated some bizarre policy idea, issued a new threat, or told a brazen lie about the state of the economy, Hassett would be one of the first people on cable news justifying it.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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The secretary of state did not answer questions about the use of military force to acquire the territory, which has been floated as an option by the White House.—
Benjamin Siegel,
ABC News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Hollywood CEOs aren’t getting hot and bothered about using AI to completely replace real-life movie stars; the guilds wouldn’t allow it, and audiences wouldn’t want it.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
6 Jan. 2026
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Burrow, who spoke with media after the Bengals lost 18-20 to the Cleveland Browns, seemed bothered by his 'do from the start, sitting down at the mic and instantly raking his lengthy bangs back with his hands.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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Luis is frankly annoyed by this type of music.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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Vulnerability is currency on reality television, and after a season of exposing their own struggles and embarrassments, the other women are annoyed that Meredith wants to keep up appearances.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Ridden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridden. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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