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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
Injuries have riddled Diggs over the last few years.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
And when investigators received a bizarre phone call about Cliff’s property being sold, a 10-year saga riddled with conspiracy, cons, and lies began.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
Some protein powders and shakes are riddled with high levels of lead, a Consumer Reports investigation has found.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Even the show's official description is riddled with jokes.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Initial production of the vehicles was riddled with problems and the dual nameplates for the same-looking vehicles confused consumers.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Variety spoke with Frankel about Grasso and Tom’s final confrontation, whether the detective was using Lizzie in earlier episodes, and the Catholic guilt riddled throughout the series.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
Prior to that, there was an incident where the mosque was riddled with bullets and had its windows smashed in.
—Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
They are riddled with large, dark brown inedible seeds, and the pulp must be removed from the seeds to be used.
—Stephanie Ganz, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
And when investigators received a bizarre phone call about Cliff’s property being sold, a 10-year saga riddled with conspiracy, cons, and lies began.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
Some protein powders and shakes are riddled with high levels of lead, a Consumer Reports investigation has found.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Even the show's official description is riddled with jokes.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Initial production of the vehicles was riddled with problems and the dual nameplates for the same-looking vehicles confused consumers.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Variety spoke with Frankel about Grasso and Tom’s final confrontation, whether the detective was using Lizzie in earlier episodes, and the Catholic guilt riddled throughout the series.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
Prior to that, there was an incident where the mosque was riddled with bullets and had its windows smashed in.
—Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
They are riddled with large, dark brown inedible seeds, and the pulp must be removed from the seeds to be used.
—Stephanie Ganz, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for riddled
Verb
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Gianluca Consentino drilled the go-ahead extra point try, and Avon Old Farms had seized a 29-28 lead with 63 ticks left.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Jays’ leadoff hitter also reached safely against Yamamoto in the following two innings, first on an infield popup with a 100 percent catch probability that Freddie Freeman overran, then when Yamamoto drilled George Springer on the wrist.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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His music, stuffed with live instrumentation and harmonic sophistication, is suffused with the sound and spirit of Sly Stone, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix and Marvin Gaye, among many others.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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Two frame types—the Breitling Chrono 0002 and Breitling Lémain 0001—are available directly from Cutler & Gross in different colors and editions, and each is suffused with nods to the Swiss watchmaker’s esteemed dive watch collection.—
Oren Hartov,
Robb Report,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the clip, Hudson held onto her daughter's hand as the body artist pierced her daughter's ears.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Apples are finished baking when soft and easily pierced with a knife.—
Kathryn Gregory,
Louisville Courier Journal,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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For instance, Bolsonaro’s flunkies penetrated the government agency that handled film distribution.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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The 225-grain handload had not penetrated the skull, but had probably torn through jaw muscles and ranged into the neck.—
Marguerite Reiss,
Outdoor Life,
9 Oct. 2025
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The group punched and hit the employee repeatedly, banged on the car and pulled on the doors demanding the vehicle, according to prosecutors.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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But then came the altercation, in which Philadelphia midfielder Jesus Bueno batted Zaha’s hand down in the middle of the pitch and Zaha responded with an open-handed push to Bueno’s face, and Bueno of course went down to the ground as if he had been punched by Mike Tyson.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The event had seemingly permeated the entire town.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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The smells of urine and bat poop permeated.—
Brad Schmitt,
Nashville Tennessean,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Not on the same scale, but some of the more overheated meme-like stocks have been punctured without much apparent disruption to the large-cap core of the market.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps nothing vital had been punctured.—
Marguerite Reiss,
Outdoor Life,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the recent past, Japanese companies like Toyota and Sony had flooded America’s market with high quality but inexpensive cars and electronics, harming the business of great American brands, including General Motors and RCA.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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In 1700, for example, the Dutch flooded part of West Africa with perhaps as much as 40 million pounds of gunpowder, enough for well over half a billion musket shots; the world population at the time may have been as low as 600 million people.—
Clifton Crais,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Riddled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riddled. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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