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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
Was this simply a sinkhole in a cemetery dating to 1854 that is in an area with underground springs, suffers from an aging drainage system and is riddled with woodchuck tunnels?
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Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
But the process has been riddled with stumbling blocks – including persistent fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, which threatened to derail US-Iran talks last week.
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Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Chief Warrant Officer Rodney Bearman's body was riddled with shrapnel in the early hours of the war on March 1 when an Iranian drone slammed into his work station in Kuwait.
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Michael Kaplan,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Similarly, a financial report that looks great but is riddled with errors won't cut it.
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Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
The internet is awash with jokes about the reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, which is now riddled with algae.
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Harriet Marsden,
TheWeek,
18 June 2026
The agreement is the product of a compromise with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, and is riddled with exceptions and loopholes.
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Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
18 June 2026
However, its victory over Peru has since been riddled with allegations of match fixing, particularly because Argentina was ruled by a military junta that was accused of using its political influence to secure a favorable result.
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Andrew Pereira,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 June 2026
As the narrator of the first two seasons of Interview With the Vampire, Louis was soft-spoken, introspective, and riddled with guilt when recounting the damage from his centuries-long relationship with Lestat de Lioncourt (Sam Reid).
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
But the process has been riddled with stumbling blocks – including persistent fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, which threatened to derail US-Iran talks last week.
—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Chief Warrant Officer Rodney Bearman's body was riddled with shrapnel in the early hours of the war on March 1 when an Iranian drone slammed into his work station in Kuwait.
—
Michael Kaplan,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Similarly, a financial report that looks great but is riddled with errors won't cut it.
—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
The internet is awash with jokes about the reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, which is now riddled with algae.
—
Harriet Marsden,
TheWeek,
18 June 2026
The agreement is the product of a compromise with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, and is riddled with exceptions and loopholes.
—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
18 June 2026
However, its victory over Peru has since been riddled with allegations of match fixing, particularly because Argentina was ruled by a military junta that was accused of using its political influence to secure a favorable result.
—
Andrew Pereira,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 June 2026
As the narrator of the first two seasons of Interview With the Vampire, Louis was soft-spoken, introspective, and riddled with guilt when recounting the damage from his centuries-long relationship with Lestat de Lioncourt (Sam Reid).
—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for riddled
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About two-thirds of the 6,700 feet of 16 inch steel pipe beneath the river and crossing parts of the two parks would run through subterranean tunnels drilled by a high tech boring machine.
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Lo Celso scored on a free kick; Martinez drilled a penalty kick after Julian Alvarez was kicked in the face while attempting a header.
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The standout is a grand, otherworldly picture, devoid of human and animal life but suffused with strange light, and the majesty and menace of colossal ice in moving water.
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The experiment might sound sentimental, but Chakraborty, the production’s secret weapon, maintains a scientific restraint, albeit one suffused with maternal anguish.
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First responders found the woman conscious and alert after an umbrella stake pierced her shoulder.
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Because of the bullets that pierced his mother, he was deprived of blood and oxygen for critical minutes just prior to his birth.
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Fans on the lawn cried out as each arrow penetrated his chest.
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Strong as a curly-haired blond is less convincing at first sight—but the fact that viewers are able to meticulously judge this portrayal speaks less to the film and more to the way in which Zuckerberg has penetrated the collective consciousness.
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Algeria turned up the pressure in the second half and had multiple shots on goal that Jordan goalkeeper Yazeed Abulaila punched away, but a corner kick in the 69th minute proved to be the Jordanian keeper’s kryptonite.
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At least in comparison to Gragson being punched by Ross Chastain at the Kansas Speedway three years ago.
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Aside from Love Story, there isn’t another limited series this year that permeated the culture the way Adolescence or the first season of White Lotus did.
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An eye-watering, cough-inducing thick stench of burning plastic permeated Dodger Stadium on Sunday morning.
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Watt had his lung punctured by the medical staff last season and will turn 32 in October.
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But there were also perplexing moments that punctured the gravitas of the event (even for an event built around hand-to-hand combat).
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Videos have flooded social media platforms in the hours since the earthquakes hit Venezuela, with people both inside and outside the country using them to gauge the extent of the destruction, and check if the homes of uncontactable family members are safe.
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So the place is half-flooded, there’s barely enough money on hand to operate, and food supplies are minimal.
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“Riddled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riddled. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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