ridge 1 of 2

as in crest
the line formed when two sloping surfaces come together along their topmost edge pigeons roosting along the ridge of the roof

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Noun
The atmospheric setup here is fairly complex, with the region just on the edge of high pressure ridging that will help keep skies clear. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 5 Apr. 2024 Neuroscientists have charted the mind’s incantation of words that lights up the temporal lobe, the frontal lobe, ridges in the cerebral cortex, triggering impulses that transform squiggles of ink into letters, letters to words, words to sentences and meaning and comprehension and empathy. Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
Verb
The landscape is one of low ridges and archipelagos of rocky islands. Robert Finch june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025 What remains a decade later is a rare piece of recreational infrastructure: dozens of smoothed and cleared trails, winding from elevations near 6,000 feet down through forested ridges and open pastures. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for ridge
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Noun
  • The full crest designed by Boise’s Against creative agency adds several more Idaho elements.
    Michael Lycklama, Idaho Statesman, 28 June 2025
  • The Silencio sequence marks a reality-shattering crescendo to Lynch’s film — and an emotional crest, with leads Naomi Watts and Laura Harring both bursting into tears while viewing Del Rio’s performance in the cavernous club.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • Even minor sparks or drifting embers can incite nearby foliage or grass, setting off a rapidly spreading fire.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2025
  • The crash occurred when the Chevrolet Silverado pickup the man was driving west on Broadway near Sweetwater Road drifted into oncoming traffic around 8 p.m., Sgt.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • Their biggest additions were closer Kenley Jansen and starter Kyle Hendricks while banking Mike Trout’s return to health.
    Jack Magruder, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • The Formula One movie, directed by Joseph Kosinski of Top Gun: Maverick fame, has already banked a hefty $10 million in previews at the domestic box office before officially opening everywhere Friday.
    Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • And this first effort by the Office of Management and Budget to ask Congress to rescind federal money lumped in public media with foreign aid — two areas the GOP base frequently holds up as priorities Washington needs to scale back or eliminate altogether.
    Deirdre Walsh, NPR, 12 June 2025
  • Earlier clinical trials lumped together people with all kinds of long COVID symptoms; now, researchers are increasingly stratifying patients by symptoms in the hopes of targeting specific biological pathways with their treatments.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
Verb
  • The wet clippings clump together on the mower blades and in the lawn.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
  • Long before stars even formed, dark matter clumped up and drew regular matter together with its gravity, providing the invisible scaffolding upon which stars and galaxies eventually grew.
    Stephen Clark – Jun 6, ArsTechnica, 6 June 2025

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“Ridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridge. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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