as in crests
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 ridges
Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
The dunes were once beach ridges from when Lake Michigan’s meltwater reached farther inland.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
The island’s combination of gorge-like valleys and soaring ridges makes for a pleasing panoply of climbing routes.
—AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025
The original 2600's black ridges and wood paneling may evoke the feeling of a thick CRTV sitting in a warm den.
—PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, the covered staircase, all 160 steps of it, leads to sweeping views of the Zvolenská Basin and the distant peaks of Veľká Fatra—a rugged national park known for its deep forests and dramatic limestone ridges.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The gypsum dunes replicate crusty Martian sediment, while frozen ridges offer lessons in ice-regolith interactions.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
Some pans have little ridges, or lips, on the top edge of the cups to help the muffin tops rise up rather than spread out.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
On August 8, 2025, NASA's Curiosity rover found itself at the intersection of three ridges found on the Martian landscape.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
This oak is typically found on dry, rocky ridges, including in the mountains.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
The dunes were once beach ridges from when Lake Michigan’s meltwater reached farther inland.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
The island’s combination of gorge-like valleys and soaring ridges makes for a pleasing panoply of climbing routes.
—AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025
The original 2600's black ridges and wood paneling may evoke the feeling of a thick CRTV sitting in a warm den.
—PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, the covered staircase, all 160 steps of it, leads to sweeping views of the Zvolenská Basin and the distant peaks of Veľká Fatra—a rugged national park known for its deep forests and dramatic limestone ridges.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The gypsum dunes replicate crusty Martian sediment, while frozen ridges offer lessons in ice-regolith interactions.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
Some pans have little ridges, or lips, on the top edge of the cups to help the muffin tops rise up rather than spread out.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
On August 8, 2025, NASA's Curiosity rover found itself at the intersection of three ridges found on the Martian landscape.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ridges
Noun
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Some even show signs of fractured crests, hinting at long-term exposure to changing conditions.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The reader bobs along in the author’s stream of consciousness, riding crests of despair, anger, and hilarity as Toews assembles the shards of her past to investigate her will to write, which is deeply entwined with her will to live.—
Kristen Martin,
The Atlantic,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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To them, bank lending has multiplicative qualities whereby Bank A rents $100,000 from a saver, lends out $90,000 to a borrower who then banks the money at Bank B, only for Bank B to lend out $81,000, only for the borrower to bank the $81,000 at Bank C that lends out $72,900.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The alum then clumps the smaller, suspended fats together for easy removal.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The former Chelsea and Aston Villa winger offers Sunderland something slightly different in terms of being a left-footed player who drifts in from the right.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
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The video shows the shark's dorsal fin cutting across the water before the giant fish drifts along the side of the kayak, its skin visible just below the surface.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Ridges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridges. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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