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Synonyms and Antonyms of straddling
- She straddled the horse and waited for her riding partner to mount.
- The town straddles the river.
- The movie straddles the line between comedy and drama.
lapping, overlapping, overlaying, overlying, overspreading
bisecting, cutting, intersecting
expanding, extending, fanning (out), flaring (out), opening, outspreading, outstretching, spreading (out), stretching (out), unfolding, unfurling
carrying, comprehending, containing, embracing, entailing, including, involving, numbering, subsuming, taking in
having, holding, owning, possessing
- The politician straddled the issue for weeks.
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