ridged

past tense of ridge

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ridged
Verb
  • The Patriots banked on their front four and a couple of turnovers late to save them.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The runner banked in off the glass.
    Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After an earnings beat and a blistering 32% pop on July 30, the stock drifted lower for a month — a normal profit-taking after a vertical move.
    Nishant Pant, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The Baileys had drifted almost 1,500 miles, into the dead of summer, when they were rescued by a South Korean fishing boat on June 30, 1973.
    Susan Young, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The NewCows the drones brought us were odd animals, and even odder once clumped together in a herd.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Conceptualized and brought to life by makeup artist Kenya Rucker and hair stylist Kira Dior, the glam highlights see Palmer don tight, ginger coils, electric blue eye shadow and intentionally clumped lashes for her ’70s moment.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Ridged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridged. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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