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as in drilled
to make a hole or series of holes in
several signs along the highway were riddled by buckshot
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as in suffused
to spread throughout
the newspaper exposé revealed a gaming commission that is riddled with corruption
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Recent Examples of riddled
That Avs team was coming off a Cup run and riddled with injuries, though.
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
The Legislature has riddled them with more than a thousand exemptions.
—Martin Dyckman, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
The Sun Sentinel reported in November that the Rickards project has been riddled with structural flaws, numerous design changes, unapproved installation of doors, stairs and fire sprinklers, and failed inspections, according to monthly construction progress reports.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
The photographs, shown publicly for the first time, showed Moïse’s two-storied residence riddled with bullet casings across the yard, and the impacts inside the house, windows and furniture.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
By this time, as an infection from the rusty nail courses through his body, Carroll has become a physically repulsive wreck, an open sore, riddled with gunge and pus.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
The legal system is riddled with serious access problems that prevent a massive number of people — particularly poor and marginalized ones — from obtaining justice, regardless of whether their claims have merit.
—Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 18 Mar. 2026
His personal life, though, was riddled with conflict.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 16 Mar. 2026
Sergey and Anne witnessed our souls and bodies riddled with fear.
—Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
The Legislature has riddled them with more than a thousand exemptions.
—Martin Dyckman, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
The Sun Sentinel reported in November that the Rickards project has been riddled with structural flaws, numerous design changes, unapproved installation of doors, stairs and fire sprinklers, and failed inspections, according to monthly construction progress reports.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
The photographs, shown publicly for the first time, showed Moïse’s two-storied residence riddled with bullet casings across the yard, and the impacts inside the house, windows and furniture.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
By this time, as an infection from the rusty nail courses through his body, Carroll has become a physically repulsive wreck, an open sore, riddled with gunge and pus.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
The legal system is riddled with serious access problems that prevent a massive number of people — particularly poor and marginalized ones — from obtaining justice, regardless of whether their claims have merit.
—Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 18 Mar. 2026
His personal life, though, was riddled with conflict.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 16 Mar. 2026
Sergey and Anne witnessed our souls and bodies riddled with fear.
—Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for riddled
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Braylen James drilled a two-RBI single followed by a Jaxon Casselberry sacrifice fly that narrowed the SCS lead to 8-4.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Mar. 2026
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Petty then drilled a 3 to extend the lead to 16 points.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Galaxies contain hundreds of millions of stars and are suffused in sparse, ambient clouds of gas and dust as well.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
19 Mar. 2026
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Ever since, lines from the movies haveshaped our hopes and dreams and aspirations and have suffused our everyday conversations.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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According to court records, one of the bullets pierced the digital display of the cash register, shattering glass and plastic and causing injuries to the owner’s face, eye, hand and stomach.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
18 Mar. 2026
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The figurines have movable joints and serve as a blank canvas to be pierced, painted, posed or sculpted into whatever comes to mind for the artist, or comes in the form of an artist commission.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Although one bullet from the shooting penetrated the walls of Rihanna’s house, no one was injured in the incident — this includes Rihanna and her partner, A$AP Rocky, and their three children; her mother; and two staff members who were present at the time.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2026
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The shots allegedly came from a white Tesla parked across the street from the residence and at least one bullet penetrated the side of the house.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
10 Mar. 2026
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The senior was even more delighted to add a championship hat to her new collection after winning the Big East Tournament, and the team gave her the honor of placing the logo sticker on the NCAA Tournament ticket poster that officially punched UConn’s bid.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
17 Mar. 2026
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Witnesses recorded a video of Barranco screaming in pain as four agents piled on top of him and punched him during the arrest.—
Luzdelia Caballero,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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As the bombardments intensified and expanded to more neighborhoods, the question of whether to leave permeated every conversation that Hadi had with his friends.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Understanding these building blocks is key to reconstructing how the universe evolved from the fiery hot plasma that permeated space after the Big Bang to the structured web of galaxies observed today.—
Mariangela Lisanti,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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Some are demanding change And just like that, the Cesar Chavez myth is punctured.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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Yet the reveal that people were still alive out there punctured all that.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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Despite this high-minded rhetoric, Talarico has benefited from reams of cash from corporate lobbyists, billionaires, and business executives who have flooded Texas on his behalf.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Mar. 2026
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The adjacent dining area seats six and is flooded with light from oversized windows that brighten the entire apartment.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Riddled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riddled. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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