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
Ron Smiley, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Scientists believe the ridges formed when ancient groundwater circulated through fractures in the rock, depositing minerals that hardened certain zones.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Many reach for a small, flat brush with bristles that are denser at the base and finer at the tips—almost like a wide-tooth comb—to carve ultra-precise ridges that feel architectural yet delicate.
—Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 27 Feb. 2026
The Olive and June product can also be applied daily to bare nails as an intensive strengthening treatment that not only fortifies your claws, but also repairs ridges, discoloration, and pesky peeling along the way.
—Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
Those separation waves ripple down the ridges thousands of times per second, kicking the air rhythmically.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 25 Feb. 2026
Surrounding the lake are canyons, hills, plateaus and ridges, some offering spectacular views of the surrounding countryside.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2026
Halfway up the skin track, the morning sun was beginning to peak over the mountain ridges.
—Outside, 24 Feb. 2026
Mountain ridges often act as ecological funnels, concentrating birds along their edges.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
Noun
What sticks will be much smaller, though, with areas outside the ridges and Laurel Highlands likely seeing less than an inch of snow accumulation.
—Ron Smiley, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Scientists believe the ridges formed when ancient groundwater circulated through fractures in the rock, depositing minerals that hardened certain zones.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Many reach for a small, flat brush with bristles that are denser at the base and finer at the tips—almost like a wide-tooth comb—to carve ultra-precise ridges that feel architectural yet delicate.
—Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 27 Feb. 2026
The Olive and June product can also be applied daily to bare nails as an intensive strengthening treatment that not only fortifies your claws, but also repairs ridges, discoloration, and pesky peeling along the way.
—Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
Those separation waves ripple down the ridges thousands of times per second, kicking the air rhythmically.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 25 Feb. 2026
Surrounding the lake are canyons, hills, plateaus and ridges, some offering spectacular views of the surrounding countryside.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2026
Halfway up the skin track, the morning sun was beginning to peak over the mountain ridges.
—Outside, 24 Feb. 2026
Mountain ridges often act as ecological funnels, concentrating birds along their edges.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 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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Someone drifts beyond their lane and doesn’t signal.—
Rose Evans
Updated March 3,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Mar. 2026
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Conveniently, the stands chose Bassett, who has occupied a central role for Portland but also drifts wide from time to time.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Ridges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridges. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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