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
Jordan Kinsey, CBS News, 17 May 2025
The 360-acre preserve adjacent to the LEC and Deltona Regional Library is home to a variety of wildlife, including Florida scrub jays and gopher tortoises, which are drawn to the low vegetation and sandy ridges of the scrub habitat.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025
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
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Noun
Mark Ulrick: Friction ridge skin is found on … your fingers, your palms, and the soles of your feet.
—Jordan Kinsey, CBS News, 17 May 2025
The 360-acre preserve adjacent to the LEC and Deltona Regional Library is home to a variety of wildlife, including Florida scrub jays and gopher tortoises, which are drawn to the low vegetation and sandy ridges of the scrub habitat.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025
Verb
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ridge
Noun
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The 12-foot elevation guideline is considered a conservative buffer to protect animals and property based on historic flood behavior and forecasted crest levels.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 May 2025
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Officials diverted traffic and turned off utilities to businesses in the city as the river was expected to approach a record crest on Monday.—
Bruce Schreiner and Kristin M. Hall,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Rebalance Regularly Over time, your portfolio may drift from your original allocation due to market movements.—
Francis Gingras Roy,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Flower beds burst with color thanks to the volunteer Village Gardeners, heritage buildings peek out from redwoods, and the hum of conversation drifts from coffee cups at Sue’s cafe.—
Belal Aftab,
Mercury News,
13 May 2025
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Rivian is banking on the less-expensive R2 to reinvigorate demand.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
6 May 2025
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The administration is banking on the fact that migrants would rather leave the country than risk being arrested by immigration officials and face a fine — a choice many are now grappling with.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
6 May 2025
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Concentrates are lumped together in the same category as carts and pens, including high quality extracts like live resin or rosin.—
Benjamin Adams,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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In her community, those who knew about psychedelics tended to lump them in with other illicit drugs.—
Michael Pollan,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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This pillow also specifically resists clumping due to the double types of fill.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
14 May 2025
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An eddy, or area of rolling, developed in each of these rings and caused the debris to clump up in a snowball effect.—
Alexander E. Gates,
The Conversation,
5 May 2025
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“Ridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridge. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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