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
Owen Clarke, Outside, 13 Mar. 2026
Bison roam freely, wild horses graze on ridges, and entire prairie dog towns pop up along the roadside.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2026
Similar ridges appear along the equators of Dimorphos and Didymos, likely formed by material shed from the spinning asteroids that later settled back onto their surfaces.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Seafloor massive sulfides at hydrothermal vents Another source of critical minerals is seafloor massive sulfides, which form near hydrothermal vents along oceanic ridges.
—Leonardo MacElloni, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026
As Arizona yielded to New Mexico, the dirt seemed to get redder and the ridges rose to form buttes.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
When traversing over ridges and up drainages, cautious backcountry skiers check the angle of slopes around them using a tool called an inclinometer.
—Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Wildflower hot spots are found all over Georgia in diverse habitats — pine and hardwood forests, meadows, wetlands, stream banks, mountain ridges and coves, granite outcrops and others.
—Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Raspberries have round, smooth canes (stems) and blackberry canes have ridges.
—Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
American Samoa offers remote South Pacific coral reefs and volcanic ridges, while Dry Tortugas, accessible only by boat or seaplane, features vibrant marine life and a massive 19th-century coastal fortress, around 70 miles off the coast of Key West.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 13 Mar. 2026
Bison roam freely, wild horses graze on ridges, and entire prairie dog towns pop up along the roadside.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2026
Similar ridges appear along the equators of Dimorphos and Didymos, likely formed by material shed from the spinning asteroids that later settled back onto their surfaces.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Seafloor massive sulfides at hydrothermal vents Another source of critical minerals is seafloor massive sulfides, which form near hydrothermal vents along oceanic ridges.
—Leonardo MacElloni, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026
As Arizona yielded to New Mexico, the dirt seemed to get redder and the ridges rose to form buttes.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
When traversing over ridges and up drainages, cautious backcountry skiers check the angle of slopes around them using a tool called an inclinometer.
—Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Wildflower hot spots are found all over Georgia in diverse habitats — pine and hardwood forests, meadows, wetlands, stream banks, mountain ridges and coves, granite outcrops and others.
—Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Raspberries have round, smooth canes (stems) and blackberry canes have ridges.
—Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ridges
Noun
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The hipbelt wings each flare to about 5 inches wide on either side of the spine, fully wrapping the iliac crests and providing decent load distribution to the hips.—
Corey Buhay,
Outside,
3 Mar. 2026
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On the Argentinean side, fierce winds rise and fall above the peaks in mountain waves, tossing up rows of thin white clouds like foamy crests.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The group banks its seventh champ total.—
Pamela Bustios,
Billboard,
4 Nov. 2025
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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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Like generations of potential treatments before it, KRSA-028 is designed to break down a protein called amyloid that clumps up in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients.—
Allison DeAngelis,
STAT,
18 Feb. 2026
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However, sometimes the abnormal IgA (the antibody that clumps up and causes problems) does run in families.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
15 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Nmecha drifts wider to develop the play and ultimately, above, Leeds are left with two lively strikers attacking their deliveries.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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Carlson-Wee drifts over to him.—
Clara Molot,
Vanity Fair,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Ridges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridges. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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