riding (out)

verb

Definition of riding (out)next
present participle of ride (out)
as in surviving
to come safely through just as we always have in the past, we'll ride out this latest crisis

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surviving
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  • Declan Rice and Ezri Konsa also scored as England raced to a 4-0 halftime lead before surviving a frantic second half to secure the nation’s best World Cup finish since winning the title in 1966.
    — Mark Hodge, NBC news, 20 July 2026
  • On one of the surviving Ottoman maps of Athens, it’s indicated by a dotted line, a marking that also indicated what is believed to have been a plan of underground tunnels below the citadel.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
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“Riding (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riding%20%28out%29. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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