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rider

noun

Definition of ridernext
as in documentation

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Recent Examples of rider Tubb, a good Texan and tough former bull rider, has told a couple of Lonesome Dove reunion audiences that McMurtry was in a Fort Worth cafe. — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2026 Witnesses told deputies that Ghassedi was trying to intentionally crash into the rider. — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 None of those leaps repealed the trade-off between cost, weight and strength, but each one moved the curve, leading to today when a rider can buy a combination of light and strong that no amount of money could have purchased a generation ago. — Colby Proffitt, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Thunder was with the Broncos since 1993, until the Thunder Spirit team led by Sharon Magness Blake, Ernie Blake and rider Ann Judge retired. — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rider
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rider
  1. documentation
  2. accompaniment
  3. sequel
  4. follow-up
  5. addition
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  • To maintain eligibility, households consisting entirely of full-time students may be required to provide documentation to their property manager demonstrating that at least one of the above exceptions is met.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Officials frequently approved reimbursement after travel had already happened, and failed to require consultants to provide documentation like receipts, violating contract rules around wasteful spending.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of documentation
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  • Performed without musical accompaniment, their unrestrained bodily movements culminate in an act of collective protest and reclamation of public space.
    — Elisa R. Linn, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The adventures of Addison’s titular shilling include being hoarded, offered as a bribe, and sent as an insulting accompaniment to a letter disinheriting a son.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of accompaniment
Noun
  • Giuliano’s inventive approach to the mayhem is such that even a mid-credits scene that opens the door to more sequels feels fresh.
    — Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Graham made his onscreen debut as a conspiracy nut in De Palma’s Greetings (1968) and returned as another character in the sequel Hi, Mom!
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of sequel
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  • When the score is below 70, a follow-up inspection is required.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • But this follow-up earned less than one third of its progenitor's domestic opening take of $125 million.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 June 2026
Definition of follow-up
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  • The mews, at the back of the three-acre property, is a modernist addition with 21 guestrooms, some with private terrace gardens that have just been planted.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
  • His Murphy is a complete 180 from that wild-eyed take on the abolitionist John Brown, not to mention a fine addition to the canon of good men who find themselves in bad company and have to navigate, pivot, and play along accordingly.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of addition

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“Rider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rider. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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