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as in perched
to be in or move into a seated or standing position with your legs on either side of (something)
She straddled the horse and waited for her riding partner to mount.
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as in spanned
to be on both sides of (something)
The town straddles the river. The movie straddles the line between comedy and drama.
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as in shook
to agree with or seem to agree with two opposite sides of (something)
The politician straddled the issue for weeks.
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Recent Examples of straddled
Messi, meanwhile, finished the season with five goals in his last two matches to put the finishing touches on the Golden Boot, but his campaign’s foundation came via a league-record five straight multi-goal games that straddled Inter Miami’s participation in the FIFA Club World Cup.
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Avi Creditor, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The tensions are evident and the frosty relations between the countries are constantly straddled by administrators.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Billed as Sublime with Rome, the project straddled the line between tribute act and reinvention.
—Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
In Tennessee, Vrabel’s defenses straddled league average most years.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Unlike previous starts this season, Verlander wouldn’t be straddled with a no decision due to a lack of offense.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
The best response to being straddled by Jonathan Groff?
—EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Airbnb beat second-quarter forecasts and issued third-quarter sales guidance that straddled analysts' estimates.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
Avi Creditor, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The tensions are evident and the frosty relations between the countries are constantly straddled by administrators.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Billed as Sublime with Rome, the project straddled the line between tribute act and reinvention.
—Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
In Tennessee, Vrabel’s defenses straddled league average most years.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Unlike previous starts this season, Verlander wouldn’t be straddled with a no decision due to a lack of offense.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
The best response to being straddled by Jonathan Groff?
—EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Airbnb beat second-quarter forecasts and issued third-quarter sales guidance that straddled analysts' estimates.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for straddled
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Tables are perched on multiple levels, some beneath leafy canopies and others offering panoramic views of Rio and Guanabara Bay.—
Aaron Randolph,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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The city’s cliffside properties, perched just yards from the ocean, continue to fuel debate over how to balance scenic preservation with public safety.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Kirkland’s acting career spanned six decades, ran the gamut from film to TV to the stage, and comprised over 250 roles.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Nov. 2025
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Back in Iran, Ershadi’s more recent films have spanned female racing driver drama Lelah; mountain village tale Mahoor and posthumous credit The Hill of Kites.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
11 Nov. 2025
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And Tagovailoa shook off that early interception with a 9-yard scoring pass to Malik Washington — capping a ferocious seven-minute, 92-yard drive — and then a 38-yard TD strike to Jaylen Waddle.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Nov. 2025
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Miller finished with 129 yards on 18 carries, while Jayden Maiava shook off a poor day throwing the ball with 62 yards and a touchdown on 11 attempts.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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The brace successfully monitored joint bending while the subject walked, ran, squatted, and jumped, even reconstructing the person’s running gait with precision.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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Brockington squatted 664 pounds, breaking his own record from last year by 50 pounds, and posted a vertical jump of 42 inches.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
25 Sep. 2025
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These discoveries underscore the enduring historical, geological, and cultural legacy of the cave as a sacred human site where religious practices intersected with domesticity across time.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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The space will document the stories of aviators, veterans and civilians whose lives intersected with the base from World War II through the Vietnam War.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
28 Oct. 2025
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Qing Yuan opened the tap, gripped the edge of the trough, and ducked his head under the water.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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His new changeup ducked under bats to bamboozle the Mariners’ lefties.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Levi Jones, a 33-year-old business owner, pulled up to Sacred Eye Tattoos in Hollywood last week and sat for eight hours getting a photorealistic black-and-white portrait of Mangione on his leg.—
Amanda Rosa,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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The birthday boy and his big sister Sterling Skye, 3, each sat between one of their parents’ laps.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Straddled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straddled. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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