RIDING (OUT) Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

riding (out)

verb

Definition of riding (out)

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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Siby and a few other surviving coworkers searched hospitals and waited for news.

— Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
Variety caught up with Topic film and documentary head Ryan Heller to discuss the company’s secret sauce, surviving without M&A and what’s next.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of surviving

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