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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
Primm Valley, Whiskey Pete’s and Buffalo Bill’s all hosted at one time the famed Bonnie and Clyde V-8 Ford riddled with more than 100 bullets in 1934.
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Major cities, like Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya, are riddled with thousands of condo units and single-family homes that serve no economic purpose.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 8 May 2026
Families riddled with dementia DIAN is made up of families like Ward's.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 7 May 2026
The Lakers-Rockets series was riddled with uncertainty regarding who would be available for which games.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 6 May 2026
The injury riddled Kings finished 22-60, tying the Utah Jazz for the fourth-worst record in the NBA.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 3 May 2026
This lucidity not only makes his work readable but also staves off the perception that discourse about UFOs and the CIA must be riddled with conspiratorial paranoia.
—Louis Bury, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026
In 1953 Paris, 24-year-old Audrey Hepburn (McKenzie) is a rising actress on the brink of international stardom, though she is riddled with secret insecurities.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 May 2026
However, his career was riddled with controversies stemming from past crimes and fraud allegations.
—PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Major cities, like Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya, are riddled with thousands of condo units and single-family homes that serve no economic purpose.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 8 May 2026
Families riddled with dementia DIAN is made up of families like Ward's.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 7 May 2026
The Lakers-Rockets series was riddled with uncertainty regarding who would be available for which games.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 6 May 2026
The injury riddled Kings finished 22-60, tying the Utah Jazz for the fourth-worst record in the NBA.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 3 May 2026
This lucidity not only makes his work readable but also staves off the perception that discourse about UFOs and the CIA must be riddled with conspiratorial paranoia.
—Louis Bury, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026
In 1953 Paris, 24-year-old Audrey Hepburn (McKenzie) is a rising actress on the brink of international stardom, though she is riddled with secret insecurities.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 May 2026
However, his career was riddled with controversies stemming from past crimes and fraud allegations.
—PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for riddled
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Koss, getting just his 14th plate appearance of the season, was drilled in the left shoulder area in the bottom of the ninth by Pittsburgh’s Cam Sanders and removed from the ballgame.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
10 May 2026
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Johannes then drilled a transition 3-pointer that got the home crowd fired up, though the Sun still managed to outscore the Liberty 23-21 in the third.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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And, come evening, the ocean’s surface is suffused with gold as the sun dips beyond the horizon.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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The galleries were suffused with the tang of iron and old cum.—
Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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His most severe injuries were to his eyes, which were pierced with shrapnel.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
6 May 2026
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One of the bullets pierced Bradley’s heart and lung, Meyer said.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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While most of that warming occurs near the surface, measurements show heat has also penetrated to depths of roughly 3,000 meters over recent decades.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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At least 19 drones penetrated Polish airspace in that instance, according to Warsaw.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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In late February, animal rights activists flew a drone over a calf ranch in the Central Valley and watched as workers kicked and punched the animals.—
Susanne Rust
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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In Rhode Island, school speech therapist Denise Champney said she’s seen children get so frustrated with the software’s animations and spoken prompts that one punched the screen of his Chromebook.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
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Her research aims to examine whether and how spirituality can endure as a form of cultural resilience even in systems permeated by market dynamics, injustice and oppression.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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Affordability permeated every topic, as candidates offered their solutions to the high costs Californians reckon with daily.—
Anne Bryson,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Vanderbilt suffered a dislocated right pinkie, team sources confirmed, with photos and video appearing to show the joint having punctured the skin.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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By the end of the learning unit, Burton said growth in the children could be seen as their vocabularies expanded to using words such as thermometer, blood pressure and punctured.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2026
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Immediately, House Democrats flooded the well.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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The ocean sky backdrop flanking the main parking lot that can be flooded for a water set.—
Chris Yogerst,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
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“Riddled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riddled. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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