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noun

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
Verb
The victim was riding his bike along Fulton St. in Bedford-Stuyvesant when he was punched off his ride near Albany Ave. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025 Some may decide to stop riding the bus and buy a car. Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
The Warriors wing, who will be sent to Miami in a deal to bring Jimmy Butler to Golden State as the Warriors chase the embers of Steph Curry’s prime, has ridden a rollercoaster ride over his five-plus years in San Francisco. Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025 Catch up quick: The Jimmy Butler experience turned into a rollercoaster ride this season, as contract negotiations and ultimately a trade demand cast a dark cloud over the team. Martin Vassolo, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for ride 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ride
Verb
  • Apple first teased the earbuds in September with a clip featuring baseball player Shohei Ohtani.
    Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 3 Feb. 2025
  • The creators tease that a metaphysical logic will be revealed later on in the series.
    Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Finally, Mack’s precocious 11-year-old daughter Opal (Norah Murphy) is more in tune with adults than kids her age.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Every human being, every parent, wants what’s best for their kid and wants there kid to be better than them.
    J.M. Banks, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The percentage of voters with an unfavorable view of the Republican Party hovered around 60% in 2017, with a peak of 67% in August, according to Quinnipiac.
    Erin Doherty, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Temperatures in the river are currently hovering around 35 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
    Rebekah Riess, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The affordable ones, relative to floor seating, were generally scattered along the terrace, with prices ranging from that $2,920 low to nearly $5,000 depending on the seller and their location.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2025
  • But some leases are likely profitable, depending on where those doors are located.
    Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Originally Published: January 31, 2025 at 7:05 PM EST Most Popular Most Popular Trump ties CT transportation funding to immigration compliance, birth rates.
    Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Include details about energy sources, transportation, housing, food production, and social systems.
    Ina Fried, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Being taunted by Lyles is probably the last thing Hill needs right now.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
  • The taunting video caused the stir Gaines intended, with several Case members taking note and responding with threats and plots of their own, according to authorities.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Medina’s brother figured, like the 10 times or so in the past, that Medina was joking and the gun wasn’t loaded.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Spagnuolo isn’t fully joking about the rugby angle, by the way.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The 11-night cruise will sail round-trip from Miami on Feb. 9, 2026, aboard Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Pearl ship.
    Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
  • On match point, Swiatek sailed a forehand long and Keys clenched both fists and let out a huge smile.
    Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025

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“Ride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ride. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.

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