RIDE (OUT) Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

ride (out)

verb

Definition of ride (out)

as in to survive

to come safely through just as we always have in the past, we'll ride out this latest crisis

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survive

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The structure was built in 1872 (the hotel is celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2022) and has survived through floods and epidemics of years past.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Of the twenty-six genera and perhaps a hundred species of rhinoceros living in the Eocene, six species survived to encounter humans.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

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