ridging

Definition of ridgingnext
present participle of ridge

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Saudi geopolitical researcher Salman Al-Ansari rejects claims that Riyadh is drifting ideologically or embracing Islamist movements, framing Saudi policy as interest-driven.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Arda Guler started the season well, either positioned permanently on the right flank or drifting there from the centre, but is on a run of 19 appearances without a goal or an assist.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Schroder was banking on bigger offers on the free agent market, but the decision ultimately cost him millions of dollars.
    Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Researchers are also banking DNA, creating a kind of reef edition of Noah’s Ark.
    Susan Casey, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • That’s also where the classic debate, clumping vs non-clumping litter, shows up.
    Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Alzheon's product is meant to keep plaques from forming in the first place, by preventing amyloid proteins from clumping at all.
    Jon Hamilton, NPR, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Ridging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridging. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.

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