variants
or chiefly dialectal rid
1
as in teased
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 kidded
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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as in hovered
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 rode
Sam Burns is one shot back, while Shane Lowry rode his second career Masters ace to a 68 that left him at 9 under.
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Doug Ferguson, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
Orbán rode discontent over the fallout from the 2008 global financial crisis, as well as scandal and mismanagement by the Socialist government, to return as prime minister in 2010.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Like the family who rode over on Friday afternoon.
—Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
The weapon systems officer, who rode in the backseat of the F-15 under the call sign Dude-44 Bravo, was injured but followed his training to get as far from the crash site as possible.
—Jonathan J. Cooper, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
Troy Johnston hit a solo homer, a double and a single and the Colorado Rockies rode an eight-run fifth inning to a 9-7 victory over the Houston Astros on Monday night.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
In addition to the sheer scale of the gown, designers David and Elizabeth Emanuel reportedly hadn't accounted for the small size of the glass coach Diana rode in to the ceremony, leading to some visible wrinkles on the fabric.
—Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 5 Apr. 2026
Illinois rode its defense to a 10-point win for its second Elite Eight berth in three years.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Hundreds of fans rode the Tri-Rail from Broward, walking the final 10 minutes to the stadium.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
Doug Ferguson, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
Orbán rode discontent over the fallout from the 2008 global financial crisis, as well as scandal and mismanagement by the Socialist government, to return as prime minister in 2010.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Like the family who rode over on Friday afternoon.
—Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
The weapon systems officer, who rode in the backseat of the F-15 under the call sign Dude-44 Bravo, was injured but followed his training to get as far from the crash site as possible.
—Jonathan J. Cooper, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
Troy Johnston hit a solo homer, a double and a single and the Colorado Rockies rode an eight-run fifth inning to a 9-7 victory over the Houston Astros on Monday night.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
In addition to the sheer scale of the gown, designers David and Elizabeth Emanuel reportedly hadn't accounted for the small size of the glass coach Diana rode in to the ceremony, leading to some visible wrinkles on the fabric.
—Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 5 Apr. 2026
Illinois rode its defense to a 10-point win for its second Elite Eight berth in three years.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Hundreds of fans rode the Tri-Rail from Broward, walking the final 10 minutes to the stadium.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rode
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Murphy walked onto the stage and then teased Lee’s love of the Knicks.—
John Ross,
Vanity Fair,
19 Apr. 2026
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Mythos, a new artificial intelligence model that Anthropic PBC has teased as too dangerous to release, looked at first like a problem for banks.—
Parmy Olson,
Twin Cities,
18 Apr. 2026
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When Curt Cignetti was hired just more than two years ago, it was considered a smart move by the athletic department, but no one kidded themselves that Indiana was some sort of raucous fan sleeper cell just waiting to be activated.—
Will Leitch,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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Water levels hovered around 7 inches below the top of the dam Saturday at the Cheboygan Lock and Dam Complex in Northern Michigan, after having spiked less than 6 inches from the top of the dam earlier in the week.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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The Brent Crude front month contract hovered around $90, down more than 5% from just hours earlier, as Wall Street got set to open for trading.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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Prior administrations — fom Ronald Reagan to Joe Biden — typically depended on geopolitical experts in international law, history, or intelligence, such as George Shultz, Henry Kissinger, and Zbigniew Brzezinski.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2026
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And Netanyahu has depended on him since long before any of this.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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The former South Carolina guard was drafted by the Indiana Fever on Monday, April 13, meaning Johnson and Clark will now be teammates, three years after the former Iowa star taunted Johnson by refusing to defend her in the national semifinal game.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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Having failed to secure a ticket, I was taunted with pitying one-upmanship by acquaintances who had had more success.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Macdonald joked when a media member relayed Clark’s interception total.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Then Kimmel joked about Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2026
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But even before that nautical narrative of a reality show sailed into his life, the Australia native spent 30 years in the shipping/boating/charter industries.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex then sailed around Sydney Harbor with Invictus Australia.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Szépvölgyi mocked the prime minister, who is 62, for seeming unsteady when boos erupted at one of his recent rallies.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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There, a drag performer mocked the country’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum.—
Michael O'Boyle,
Bloomberg,
9 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Rode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rode. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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