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Recent Examples of joyride
Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Five other members of the joyride crew remain at large.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
During one of Aidan’s quick trips to New York to be with Carrie, his underage son Wyatt took his dad’s truck without permission and went on a joyride while under the influence of alcohol and mushrooms.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025
The teen, who cops say was part of a group of youngsters who took a pair of R trains on a joyride through Brooklyn more than a week ago, faced Criminal Court Judge Craig Walker Tuesday, as he was arraigned on charges of reckless endangerment, criminal mischief and criminal trespass.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Limits on how frequently a NASCAR team can test have curbed many opportunities drivers once had to take their rental car for a joyride around a racetrack.
—Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Five other members of the joyride crew remain at large.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
During one of Aidan’s quick trips to New York to be with Carrie, his underage son Wyatt took his dad’s truck without permission and went on a joyride while under the influence of alcohol and mushrooms.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025
The teen, who cops say was part of a group of youngsters who took a pair of R trains on a joyride through Brooklyn more than a week ago, faced Criminal Court Judge Craig Walker Tuesday, as he was arraigned on charges of reckless endangerment, criminal mischief and criminal trespass.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joyride
Noun
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This exhilarating transit encourages you to take risks in matters of love and romance and pursue what excites you with a sense of urgency and confidence.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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In line with Taurus’ themes of stillness, gratitude, and inner peace, this transit may inspire you to lower the volume on life’s noise and distractions, and reconnect with the present moment as enough.—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
2 May 2025
Verb
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How To Make Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole Prep bacon: To make this recipe even easier, cut up your bacon before cooking it.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
10 May 2025
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The government still leads all sectors in job cuts through the first four months of the year, with government cuts up 680% compared to the first four months of 2024.—
Molly Bohannon,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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The sharkskin-like material could be used by the U.S. Air Force on legacy aircraft that include the C-17 Globemaster III, C-130 Hercules cargo transport and the KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling airplane.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
3 May 2025
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Any capacity increase would place an unmanageable strain on local transport, so Villa need the stadium expansion to happen alongside Witton’s rebuild.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
Verb
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A lot of people have been clowning Sanders for the fall, especially after going after multiple other quarterbacks, including his new teammate Dillon Gabriel, who went 94th overall.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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On Sunday, Ja hopped on X to fire a few shots at 50 Cent, who clowned Ja’s appearance on The Breakfast Club last week.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
14 Apr. 2025
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The man appears to briefly lift the scooter away from the child’s leg, the child gets back on the scooter, and Miller eventually motors away.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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Those motoring to work in a Rolls-Royce aren’t being left out, either.—
Susan Campos,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In February, a group representing automakers and electric vehicle charging companies called on the transportation department to restore funding quickly.—
David Shepardson,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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Meanwhile, Mittal expects a trade deal to benefit logistics companies — across port operators, railways and road transportation service providers — as there will be higher demand for their services.—
Amala Balakrishner,
CNBC,
8 May 2025
Verb
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Arc Games Treacherous terrain is a big part of the strategy, whether using it for power-ups or kiting enemies into bad spots.—
Kevin Purdy,
Ars Technica,
20 Mar. 2025
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Saturday 🐶 Celebrate dogs and kites at the free Fest of Tails at McAllister Park, 9am-2pm.—
Megan Stringer,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
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For example, in tooling there’s Vertex and Firebase for professional developers and Agentspace for the no-code development environment.—
Jason Andersen,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Duncan, who still has his hair and his wits, and tooled around behind the wheel of a PT Cruiser until a fender bender last year, was ten years old when the market crashed.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Joyride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joyride. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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