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as in teasing
to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults
that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing
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2
as in kidding
to make fun of in a good-natured way
his wife couldn't resist riding him for forgetting his own birthday
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3
as in hovering
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
a condor riding high in the sky
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Recent Examples of riding
The victim was riding his stand-up scooter under the elevated subway tracks on Liberty Ave.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
Beth and Rip are seen riding separately on horseback across a wide open landscape in a quick shot.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2026
Three days earlier, 47-year-old Justin Rhodes died while riding a motorcycle and colliding with a sedan.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
The Gentleman’s Ride, a fundraising motorcycle ride held in about 100 countries, invites participants to dress in suits while riding classic and vintage motorcycles.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
Beth and Rip are seen riding separately on horseback across a wide open landscape in a quick shot.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2026
Three days earlier, 47-year-old Justin Rhodes died while riding a motorcycle and colliding with a sedan.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
The Gentleman’s Ride, a fundraising motorcycle ride held in about 100 countries, invites participants to dress in suits while riding classic and vintage motorcycles.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riding
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Fans are convinced Musgraves is teasing a new album, which her fanbase has dubbed KM6.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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Netflix is dishing out a second serving of A24‘s Beef, teasing a first look at the sophomore season of Lee Sung Jin‘s anthology.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2026
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There are also cool maps on the local prevalence of certain health conditions, from arthritis and asthma to cancer and high cholesterol to diabetes and depression to — not kidding here — where people have lost all their teeth.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
11 Feb. 2026
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Literally toxic lesbians — kidding.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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That decline in leadership shows up in authoritative surveys like the Pew Research Center’s benchmark poll, which finds that trust in government to do what’s right is hovering near historic lows.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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That, in turn, has caused the price of the metal to surge, breaking past the $5,000 mark in January after hovering under $3,000 per ounce just one year ago.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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All new data centers connecting to the grid must now provide dispatchable power — electricity that can be turned on or off depending on the national grid’s needs — or have the capacity to store energy.—
April Roach,Gaelle Legrand,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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The high costs are likely only temporary, depending primarily on the longevity of the conflict in the Middle East.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Mar. 2026
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Cellphone video posted by Jada's aunt on social media shows Jada and another girl yelling and taunting each other while standing a good distance apart.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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Her reasoning is frustrating, but understandable — her husband (Yao), now a vampire, is taunting her outside, and Remmick has threatened to kill her daughter back in town.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
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Group chat logs obtained by the Miami New Times in 2018 showed TPUSA chapter members joking about rape.—
Claire Heddles,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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Always entertaining and joking with those around him, the outspoken American has taken on a showman personality at the Games.—
Tales Azzoni,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Tripoli was spotted by commercial satellites sailing alone near Taiwan, putting it more than a week away from the waters off Iran.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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Obama visited the island, shook hands with Raúl Castro, celebrities were vacationing in Havana, international artists hosted concerts and cruise ships even started sailing from Miami to Havana.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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Cruzeiro striker Kaio Jorge set the wind-up-merchant ball rolling in the 60th minute, celebrating the evening’s only goal by mocking Atletico’s mascot with a cockerel celebration.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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And Georgia tackle Monroe Freeling, who wasn’t even a first round pick in several mock drafts in January, is now routinely being projected for the top 12, with longtime analyst Dane Brugler mocking him 11th to Miami in his draft this week for the Athletic.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Riding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riding. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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