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
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
Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
However, when the right weather pattern develops — such as a ridge of high pressure overhead and off shore winds — 100-degree days can continue through the end of September, the weather service said.
—Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
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Noun
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
Verb
On a mountain ridge in eastern India, surrounded by tropical evergreen forests, an acoustic lure echoed through the trees — an attempt by researchers to entice whatever might be living there.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
However, when the right weather pattern develops — such as a ridge of high pressure overhead and off shore winds — 100-degree days can continue through the end of September, the weather service said.
—Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ridge
Noun
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Any update on the new club crest?—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Then, just as her career began to crest, the Oscar-winning actress took a step back from acting at the age of 26 and married Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 1956.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Rappelers dangle from the steel arch, thrill-seekers race across a zip line, and spectators cheer as colorful parachutes drift overhead.—
Taryn Shorr-Mckee,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Oct. 2025
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Margit and Bonnie drifted further into Pam’s orbit and decided not to speak to Catherine, which made the lunchroom newly problematic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In a different world, Isak would still be playing for Howe, an outcome the club banked on way beyond the point of tenability.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Many of Citi’s competitors have already been banking on AI training investments.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At issue is how such products might be structured and regulated — while prediction markets are considered futures products in the US, they’re often lumped in with gambling in other regions.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Organize liquidity needs Even your cash needs should be thoughtfully allocated and not all lumped into one savings account or money market fund.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
20 Sep. 2025
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Grant’s eyelashes were noticeably accentuated and clumped together on the top and bottom using mascara only.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
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Bees and wasps flitted together on yellow flowers, and as the day wore on, gnats clumped in beams of sunshine to make a kind of haze.—
Blair Braverman,
Outside,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Ridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridge. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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