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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
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Feeding Henry, grooming him and riding him every Saturday, gave her something to look forward to.
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Latif Love
june 26,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
There’s also a G-force training ride, a rocket-building station and a gentler astronaut zone for kids not yet ready for big-kid speed.
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David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
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Verb
The Cubs head into an important series in Milwaukee riding some momentum after taking the first three games of their four-game series against the New York Mets.
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Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Feeding Henry, grooming him and riding him every Saturday, gave her something to look forward to.
—
Latif Love
june 26,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
Noun
Hit the Alameda County Fair The event is back with its usual assortment of 2nd-tier music artists, goofy games and rides, and culinary attractions of questionable nutritional value.
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Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
There’s also a G-force training ride, a rocket-building station and a gentler astronaut zone for kids not yet ready for big-kid speed.
—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
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Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google, took over as chief executive of Relativity a little more than a year ago, teasing new areas of focus such as orbital data centers, philanthropic space science ventures, and national security missions.
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The singer has been teasing the song on tour this summer.
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Just kidding, but seeing Angela’s team sweep Shamea’s at the Bailey Bowl basketball tournament was almost as satisfying as knowing Charles got to witness his former team’s historic win in person.
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Idaho law mandates that kids age 14 or younger wear a life jacket on the water, according to the city.
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The Oranje are leading possession and for the most part have been hovering perilously close to Tunisia’s net.
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Euclid, which is hovering 930,0000 miles from Earth, captured the image with its visible light camera over 26 hours in March 2025.
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From there, the workup depends on what a doctor finds.
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In some states, Powerball tickets can be bought online depending on local jurisdiction.
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Doug Turnbull covers the traffic/transportation beat for WXIA-TV (11Alive).
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A lot of the journey has been on foot, but sometimes Cohen uses other forms of transportation, including a train to upstate New York that closely follows the historic route.
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The groove passes between them without ever quite resolving, each jolt followed by a pocket of silence that feels almost taunting.
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Neither incidents involved taunting players from the opposing team, and both of those techs have reportedly been rescinded.
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Stickler may or may not have hinted about the end of the relationship in April, joking about an ex-boyfriend.
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In July 2024, Reynolds joked that he and Lively might not be done having kids, telling E!
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Earlier this month three vessels from the China’s Maritime Safety Agency (MSA) a civilian law enforcement organization sailed through the Bashi Channel between the Philippines and Taiwan to begin law enforcement and mapping activities in waters east of Taiwan.
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But Bukayo Saka sailed his header over the net.
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“Ride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ride. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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