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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Recent Examples of ridge
Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
On a hike along the Aletch Glacier—the longest and, in my opinion, most beautiful in Europe-–I stood over an ant-sized family with two young children crossing where the glacier runs a mile-wide and the ice rises so high, you could get lost between ridges.
—Anna Fiorentino, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2025
Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 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
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Noun
Near the ridge, the climbing gets dicey.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
On a hike along the Aletch Glacier—the longest and, in my opinion, most beautiful in Europe-–I stood over an ant-sized family with two young children crossing where the glacier runs a mile-wide and the ice rises so high, you could get lost between ridges.
—Anna Fiorentino, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
The rocks formed during the Archean and persisted until they were squeezed out along the ocean ridges more than 2.5 billion years later.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ridge
Noun
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An almost fluorescent sheen lined the crest of the breakwater.—
Ben McGrath,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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The front will also prominently feature the City of Pittsburgh crest on the left shoulder to honor the team's connection to the city, while on the back of the jersey are large black block numbers.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Virginia was once a swing state but has drifted toward Democrats over the past few decades.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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But life has a way of lulling you into complacency, and over time my eyes drifted less frequently to the sky.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Moynihan noted that Bank of America and its related companies also bank between 250,000 to 300,000 government employees, all of whom are now being offered services such as loan forbearance and fee forgiveness given issues related to their pay.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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In an age where travel is at an all-time high, Auberge Collection is also banking on guests coming back and building a community around the brand and its ethos.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But we're lumped in all of that.—
Tanisha Bhat,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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The union said Starbucks is unfairly lumping together various economic proposals from the union to arrive at those pay raise figures.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Alzheon's product is meant to keep plaques from forming in the first place, by preventing amyloid proteins from clumping at all.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
29 Oct. 2025
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Navigating the world of priming serums can be a slippery slope due to heavy formulas and glitter-like ingredients that clump upon application.—
Tatayana Yomary,
Essence,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Ridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridge. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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