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as in to tease
to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults
that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing
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as in to hover
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
a condor riding high in the sky
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as in transportation
a means of getting to a destination in a vehicle driven by another
an organization that provides rides for senior citizens
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Recent Examples of ride
Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
With Hall of Fame head coach Rick Pitino at the helm, the Johnnies will be riding a certain high after getting past Kansas in the second round on a buzzer-beater by guard Dylan Darling.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Also, the museum has an Eco-Adventure Carousel that includes sculptures of animals native to the surrounding mountains of the museum (additional fee for rides on the carousel).
—Holly Andres, Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Verb
The majority of the people who do ride public transportation have no choice.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
With Hall of Fame head coach Rick Pitino at the helm, the Johnnies will be riding a certain high after getting past Kansas in the second round on a buzzer-beater by guard Dylan Darling.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
The startup is also signing partnerships with global players, including ride-hailing platforms Uber and Bolt; ComfortDelGro, one of Singapore’s largest transit and taxi operators; and Stellantis, the European car giant.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Also, the museum has an Eco-Adventure Carousel that includes sculptures of animals native to the surrounding mountains of the museum (additional fee for rides on the carousel).
—Holly Andres, Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ride
Verb
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Muller also indicated there were even more crimes — but only teased the details in his letters.—
Lauren Clark,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The president has teased an endorsement, but hasn’t announced his preferred candidate.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2026
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DeVos wasn’t kidding, and on Monday, in front of close friends and family, current and former Magic executives and employees and local community leaders, a plaque was unveiled with Martins’ name on it at the Orlando Magic Hall of Fame that’s located in Kia Center on the terrace level.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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McKneely wasn’t kidding about the staples being removed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Not the good, high-altitude ozone that shields us from dangerous UV light, but bad ozone, hovering right above ground level — stinking, brownish, grayish photochemical smog.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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Several hundred meters away, at the Cheonggyecheon stream, levels still hovered between 70 and 80 decibels—the intensity of a busy street or a vacuum cleaner.—
Yook JiHun,
Popular Science,
26 Mar. 2026
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Efforts to enable reversible, two-way actuation have led to the development of systems such as semi-crystalline networks and liquid crystalline elastomers, which depend on structural alignment under applied stress.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Mar. 2026
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Payments largely depend on a recipient’s retirement age.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The state transportation agency said drivers should avoid the area or use alternate routes.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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This industrial halt will be compounded by a global transportation freeze, as soaring jet and bunker fuel premiums ground commercial aviation and maritime shipping, effectively ending the era of low-cost, just-in-time logistics.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The hawks are practically taunting the populists for their lack of influence.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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Doncic and the Lakers appealed the call after he was given a technical for taunting against Orlando Magic forward Goga Bitadze in Saturday’s Lakers win.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Larson first thought Bronin was joking.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
23 Mar. 2026
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Bridges jokes that her staff are more nervous about a drop-by visit from her than from state inspectors.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Johnston got the save on the third shot by Permian and the fourth sailed over the top of the goal.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
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There were many circuits of long-distance trade, mostly organized around large bodies of water, mostly conducted by small ships that could not sail in open ocean.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Ride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ride. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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