ridged

past tense of ridge

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Verb
  • That led to a counterattack and a fluky goal when Matvei Gridin banked a centring pass off Noah Philp and by Skinner, getting the Flames on the board.
    Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Once confiscated, the plants spend the rest of their lives at the botanical garden, where their seeds can be banked for future conservation projects.
    John Leos, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Some from their cohort had gone before — Paul Newman in 2008, Shelley Duvall in 2024, Gene Hackman in February — while others have simply drifted from view.
    Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Its path began in northwestern Tennessee and drifted south over the course of a year.
    Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The tree branches are pretty clumped together, versus having lots of individual limbs to bend.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
  • 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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“Ridged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridged. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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