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 enforcer rode with me in the back.
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Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
Interestingly, riders notched similar lactate levels and heart rates at the end of both sessions despite the people who rode longer burning more energy.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 18 May 2026
Cambodia’s garment industry, employing hundreds of thousands of workers, also rode the shift.
—Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 18 May 2026
The hosts rode on a 137 from Mushfiqur Rahim to put on 390 in the second innings, setting Pakistan the 400-plus target for a series-leveling victory.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
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Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
Interestingly, riders notched similar lactate levels and heart rates at the end of both sessions despite the people who rode longer burning more energy.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 18 May 2026
Cambodia’s garment industry, employing hundreds of thousands of workers, also rode the shift.
—Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 18 May 2026
The hosts rode on a 137 from Mushfiqur Rahim to put on 390 in the second innings, setting Pakistan the 400-plus target for a series-leveling victory.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ridden
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Millie Bobby Brown may have subtly teased a personal detail while sharing new beachside photos.—
Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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The same applies to the Kayla Harrison fight Rousey teased in her viral grocery store rant earlier this spring — that one was always more storyline than serious booking, but a retirement announcement closes the door entirely.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
16 May 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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Yet hotel occupancy rates that year hovered at a dismal 30 percent.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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That sense of momentum hovered over the entire fair.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
15 May 2026
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In the 1970s, the world depended heavily on Middle Eastern oil.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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For nearly 80 years, modern computing has depended on electrons rushing through circuits.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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Defenseman Logan Stanley was also out of the lineup because of an injury, and Sam Carrick tried to return too quickly from his injury.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Stephen Colbert in 2016 tried to bring together a nation that was coming apart.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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The proposal differs from other ideas that have been floated to replace gas tax money that isn't collected from EV drivers.—
Keith Laing,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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Watts has said doctors initially dismissed her menopause symptoms and floated other diagnoses before considering hormones.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2026
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The Vedder Cup is a tongue-in-cheek attempt to pair the Padres and Mariners as rivals despite the two teams not having much reason to get all hot and bothered about a series.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2026
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He has since been elected to the state Senate twice, in one of Iowa’s bluest areas; both times, no Republican bothered to run.—
Amy Davidson Sorkin,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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Weston Richey, a 25-year-old Texan photographer with whom Kyra seemed to be perturbed, pulled her for a chat to try to figure out why she was annoyed with him.—
Anna Peele,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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Frankly, at the end of it all, everyone had good reason to be annoyed.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
18 May 2026
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“Ridden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridden. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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