ridged

Definition of ridgednext
past tense of ridge

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ridged
Verb
  • Camara, who was featured on commemorative glassware as part of a Trail Blazers' giveaway, banked in his first 3-pointer off the glass and hit his first eight 3-point shots, going 9 for 11 from distance.
    CBS News, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Camara, who was featured on commemorative glassware as part of a Trail Blazers' giveaway, banked in his first 3-pointer off the glass and hit his first eight 3-point shots, going 9 for 11 from distance.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • So Prairie View drifted into the night, and Tampa glowed for the Gators.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Using magnetic traces from ancient pieces of Earth’s crust, researchers found that a chunk of what is now Western Australia drifted toward the magnetic north pole over a few million years, as part of South Africa remained stationary.
    Marissa Grunes, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Her ’60s clumped lashes and coiffed hair, for example, are still highly referenced today.
    Essence, Essence, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Dimorphos, also a rubble pile, likely formed from debris that clumped together after being shed by Didymos.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Ridged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridged. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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