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as in teases
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 kids
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 hovers
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 transportations
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 rides
Billy Perrigo, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
The trailer gives us our first real look at the bloodshed to come as Rhaenyra's son, Jace (Harry Collett), rides into the fray on dragonback.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Feb. 2026
Kennedy rides a stationary bike in the sauna wearing jeans while Kid Rock can be seen doing push-ups in the background.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
All the trips to Vermont, pizza nights, hanging out in the shop while my dad or my brother worked, dad coming home with broken fingers from Monday night bike rides haha!
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
To keep the hairpin turns and runaway carousel rides to a minimum, Dietrich, his chief lieutenant, Josh Belovsky, and assistants Ryan Day and Tony Schifano — the latter joining the staff this year — hit the recruiting trail and transfer portal hard.
—Brian Robin, Oc Register, 11 Feb. 2026
If funding is secured, that would begin a years-long process of planning, design, construction and testing before anyone rides the line.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
In the two Tesla rides the American-Statesman requested, the first had a wait time of 29 minutes, while the second had a wait time of 13 minutes — both longer than the average Waymo wait time.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 3 Feb. 2026
Rudy Giuliani breakdances and rides a tank.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Feb. 2026
This bustling, two-and-a-half-mile boardwalk is home to rides, games, and attractions galore, many of which can be found at Casino Pier & Breakwater Beach.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
One of the most cherished road rides is the eight-mile Cactus Forest Drive, a paved loop road in the Rincon Mountain District.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 23 Feb. 2026
New owners and the addition of 38 rides including four roller coasters and an ice-skating show still couldn’t draw the crowds needed to sustain it.
—Roger Simmons, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2026
And the mammoth American Dream mega-mall proposed near Miami Lakes will span 200 acres and include a ski slope, submarine rides and a Legoland.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
Earn 5x total points on Lyft rides through 9/30/27.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
There are 11 free park-and-rides lots in Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Once the account is set up, teens can request their own rides.
—Staff Author, Parents, 15 Feb. 2026
Verb
The change comes as Anthropic, previously considered to be behind OpenAI in the AI race, rides the high of a string of technological and commercial successes.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
The trailer gives us our first real look at the bloodshed to come as Rhaenyra's son, Jace (Harry Collett), rides into the fray on dragonback.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Feb. 2026
Kennedy rides a stationary bike in the sauna wearing jeans while Kid Rock can be seen doing push-ups in the background.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
All the trips to Vermont, pizza nights, hanging out in the shop while my dad or my brother worked, dad coming home with broken fingers from Monday night bike rides haha!
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
To keep the hairpin turns and runaway carousel rides to a minimum, Dietrich, his chief lieutenant, Josh Belovsky, and assistants Ryan Day and Tony Schifano — the latter joining the staff this year — hit the recruiting trail and transfer portal hard.
—Brian Robin, Oc Register, 11 Feb. 2026
If funding is secured, that would begin a years-long process of planning, design, construction and testing before anyone rides the line.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
In the two Tesla rides the American-Statesman requested, the first had a wait time of 29 minutes, while the second had a wait time of 13 minutes — both longer than the average Waymo wait time.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 3 Feb. 2026
Rudy Giuliani breakdances and rides a tank.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
In addition to the music, pass-holders will get free access to amusement rides inside Kentucky Kingdom, which will be open exclusively for festival attendees.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Feb. 2026
This bustling, two-and-a-half-mile boardwalk is home to rides, games, and attractions galore, many of which can be found at Casino Pier & Breakwater Beach.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
One of the most cherished road rides is the eight-mile Cactus Forest Drive, a paved loop road in the Rincon Mountain District.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 23 Feb. 2026
New owners and the addition of 38 rides including four roller coasters and an ice-skating show still couldn’t draw the crowds needed to sustain it.
—Roger Simmons, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2026
And the mammoth American Dream mega-mall proposed near Miami Lakes will span 200 acres and include a ski slope, submarine rides and a Legoland.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
Earn 5x total points on Lyft rides through 9/30/27.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
There are 11 free park-and-rides lots in Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Once the account is set up, teens can request their own rides.
—Staff Author, Parents, 15 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rides
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While on set in London, Sawai teases it’s been fun to hear the cast — Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Joseph Quinn as George Harrison and Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr — play the iconic band’s music.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2026
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But beyond Murphy and Graham, the trailer only teases Sophie Rundle as Tommy’s long-suffering sister, Ada, but no other regulars.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
19 Feb. 2026
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Ziegler most recently served as senior vice president and general merchandise manager at Saks Global overseeing multiple women’s and kids categories for Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
20 Feb. 2026
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The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends kids ages 1-3 get 500 milligrams of calcium and 400 international units of vitamin D per day, ages 4-8 get 800 mg of calcium and 600 IU of vitamin D per day, and kids ages 9-17 get 1,300 mg of calcium and 600 IU vitamin D per day.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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That door still hovers in my mind, the dark wood; dark, too, around the edges where light usually shone.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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Today, that number hovers around 500.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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That frequency depends on the shape of each ridge, which guides the waves down with a characteristic speed.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
25 Feb. 2026
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The ritual depends for its meaning, however, on certain standards of behavior.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2026
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Mayoral press conferences and news releases began to include a running tally of involuntary transportations—an acknowledgment, perhaps, of some outer limit to the power of asking nicely from a screen.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2026
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In Arizona, our driving laws are influenced by factors like busy freeways in metro Phoenix, monsoon season flooding, outdated transportations modes and distracted driving laws.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
19 Aug. 2025
Verb
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So much for Anthropic's Super Bowl taunts.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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In a 30-second clip, Adams is seen leaving a jet bridge while a woman who is walking ahead of him seemingly taunts Adams.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Jan. 2026
Verb
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When Bad Bunny began the halftime show by carrying a football around his detailed Levi’s Stadium set, jokes that the artist had accumulated more yards than the Patriots flooded social media.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2026
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One member of staff jokes that upon seeing Ho, there is a sudden impulse to salute, not out of fear, but out of sheer pride in the project.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Strands of endoplasmic reticulum encircle a nucleus that floats in the center like a raft.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
18 Feb. 2026
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Without gravity pulling downward, the brain floats in the skull and experiences various forces from the surrounding soft tissues and the skull itself.—
Rachael Seidler,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Rides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rides. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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