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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
The rules are riddled with conditional exemptions that even experienced attorneys struggle to interpret.
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Tom Manzo, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
Harper, an archeologist, said the area has an unusually high water table and is riddled with natural springs.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
Last year, Deloitte produced two reports for government clients in Australia and Canada that were both found to be riddled with fabrications.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
The structure of the office space Warson designed was also riddled with points to discreetly install cameras.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 30 Mar. 2026
The injury riddled Kings — playing their second game in 24 hours and their third in four nights — were even more shorthanded than usual.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Rahim plays Amin, Alpha’s uncle, a man dying of this disease and riddled with drug addiction.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
But Sora, which allowed people to create realistic-looking AI videos of public figures, has been riddled with problems since its inception.
—News Desk, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
Why Isolated Caves Make Evolution Visible Karst landscapes — porous limestone terrain riddled with caves, sinkholes, and underground rivers — make up 9% of Cambodia.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Tom Manzo, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
Harper, an archeologist, said the area has an unusually high water table and is riddled with natural springs.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
Last year, Deloitte produced two reports for government clients in Australia and Canada that were both found to be riddled with fabrications.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
The structure of the office space Warson designed was also riddled with points to discreetly install cameras.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 30 Mar. 2026
The injury riddled Kings — playing their second game in 24 hours and their third in four nights — were even more shorthanded than usual.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Rahim plays Amin, Alpha’s uncle, a man dying of this disease and riddled with drug addiction.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
But Sora, which allowed people to create realistic-looking AI videos of public figures, has been riddled with problems since its inception.
—News Desk, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
Why Isolated Caves Make Evolution Visible Karst landscapes — porous limestone terrain riddled with caves, sinkholes, and underground rivers — make up 9% of Cambodia.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for riddled
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Freeman drilled a 438-foot shot off Josh Fleming in the third.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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In the summer of 1969, less than six months after the spill, several additional wells were drilled from Platform A.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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It’s known as the cosmic microwave background, or CMB, and is made up of the light that was released when the hot, dense plasma that suffused the early universe cooled enough to form hydrogen atoms.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
8 Apr. 2026
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Levy’s novel is comic but suffused with dread, replicating the internet era’s many disorienting bids for our attention.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
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The bullet pierced the 49-year-old guard’s spine, according to prosecutors, who said the victim endured seven hours of surgery and may be paralyzed.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Large pieces of timber pierced the cab of the victim's truck, as well as the trailer and cargo within the trailer, causing some hazardous material to spill onto the roadway, the sheriff's office said.—
April 3,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The cyber intrusion appeared to use similar tactics and techniques employed by a Chinese hacking effort known as Salt Typhoon, which penetrated major telecommunications providers in an unprecedented breach, according to the source with knowledge of the matter.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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But these are expensive and can still be penetrated by high-end missiles.—
Brynn Tannehill,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2026
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The pair were arguing when the passenger punched the victim in the face, splitting his lip, cops said.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Until Levee, punched once too often, punches back.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Many of the Gen Z terms, language enthusiasts say, once permeated Black subcultures, including early hip-hop music and underground drag culture, and were not fully accepted or respected by the mainstream.—
Moriah Humiston,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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The European weapon permeated swiftly into American pop culture.—
Simon Akam,
Vanity Fair,
2 Apr. 2026
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At this time, the kernels are tender, fully developed, and produce a milky, sweet liquid when punctured.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
3 Apr. 2026
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The attack had punctured an air of invulnerability created by the 1967 Six-Day War, in which Israel had swiftly captured the Golan Heights, the Sinai Peninsula, the West Bank, and Gaza from its Arab neighbors.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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In August 2022, 10 miners died when the El Pinabete coal mine in Coahuila flooded.—
Greg Norman-Diamond,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Now in the midst of prom season preparations, Atiana’s owner Sumit Tandon said his store has been flooded with customers.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Riddled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riddled. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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