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 Knicks rode a much more balanced offensive attack to a 123-111 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night to snap a season-long four-game losing streak.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
The Bobcats rode that wave to their third-straight bowl win.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 6 Jan. 2026
In the beginning of 2025, over 700,000 people rode some form of Southeastern Pennsylvania Public Transportation Authority, or SEPTA, public transit daily.
—Laura Baehr, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
The boys rode bikes and played baseball with the kids on the block, John told reporters.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
The Bobcats rode that wave to their third-straight bowl win.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 6 Jan. 2026
In the beginning of 2025, over 700,000 people rode some form of Southeastern Pennsylvania Public Transportation Authority, or SEPTA, public transit daily.
—Laura Baehr, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
The boys rode bikes and played baseball with the kids on the block, John told reporters.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
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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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How each block froze depended heavily on overnight temperatures and how quickly the water solidified.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Many families depended on income from knitting and spinning, which women usually did between other tasks, including carrying peat for fuel across hillsides in all weathers.—
Sarah Moss,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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Some commenters tried to strike a middle ground, acknowledging the humor while criticizing the impact on workers.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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That's when Goldberg said two ICE agents got out of their own vehicle, walked across the lot and tried to open Goldberg's car door.—
Conor Wight,
CBS News,
15 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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The cold never bothered them anyway.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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Long stretches of solitude neither bothered him nor appeared to impair his sociability.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
12 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 20 Jan. 2026.
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