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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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3
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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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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variants
or chiefly dialectal rid
or rode
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as in teased
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 kidded
to make fun of in a good-natured way
his wife couldn't resist riding him for forgetting his own birthday
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as in hovered
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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variants
or chiefly dialectal rid
1
as in tried
to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults
that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing
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2
as in joked
to make fun of in a good-natured way
his wife couldn't resist riding him for forgetting his own birthday
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3
as in floated
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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Recent Examples of ride
Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Cruise rode his 1983 Risky Business breakout to historic success, from Top Gun (1986) to Rain Man (1988) and A Few Good Men (1992).
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
Vladimir Putin caught a ride in the presidential limousine and achieved recognition on the world stage.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
Retracing the gunman's steps using surveillance video, investigators say the shooter rode into Central Park on a bicycle and emerged from the park without his backpack.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Tim Britton, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
The Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon was launched in 1979 and rode on the same platform until it was finally redesigned in 2019.
—Karl Brauer, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Verb
However, excess temperance shows up in leaders who often create many roadblocks for why something can’t happen or, like the race car analogy, seem to be riding the brakes all the time.
—Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Cruise rode his 1983 Risky Business breakout to historic success, from Top Gun (1986) to Rain Man (1988) and A Few Good Men (1992).
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
Kyle Markel, co-owner of Kyle’s Bike Shop in the Milk District, has been attending the ride since its beginnings in the mid-2000s.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
Vladimir Putin caught a ride in the presidential limousine and achieved recognition on the world stage.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
After Thompson was gunned down, police said, Mangione ran off, rode into Central Park on a bike, ditched it on the Upper West Side, then took a taxi to the Port Authority bus terminal near the George Washington Bridge and escaped from the city.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
Retracing the gunman's steps using surveillance video, investigators say the shooter rode into Central Park on a bicycle and emerged from the park without his backpack.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Verb
The Texas Rangers rode World Series MVP Corey Seager, Marcus Semien and Nathan Eovaldi to a title in 2023.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
The Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon was launched in 1979 and rode on the same platform until it was finally redesigned in 2019.
—Karl Brauer, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ride
transportation
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The rideshare boom reshaped urban transportation, bringing millions of riders and drivers into a new kind of mobility network.—
Sindhya Valloppillil,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Categories that see higher levels of inflation than the overall rate include housing, medical costs, transportation and groceries.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Ride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ride. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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