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as in to tease
to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults
that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing
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as in to hover
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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as in transportation
a means of getting to a destination in a vehicle driven by another
an organization that provides rides for senior citizens
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as in to survive
to come safely through
just as we always have in the past, we'll ride out this latest crisis
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or chiefly dialectal rid
or rode
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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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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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variants
or chiefly dialectal rid
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as in tried
to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults
that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing
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as in joked
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 floated
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 ride
Jason Jones, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Alternatively, travelers can ride the no. 7 bus west for five minutes to get to the beach.
—Sandy Allen, AFAR Media, 10 Jan. 2025
Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
To take advantage, travelers must purchase the pass by Jan. 17, travel within 120 days of the purchase, and be fully used within 30 days of their first ride.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2025
Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
Retracing the gunman's steps using surveillance video, investigators say the shooter rode into Central Park on a bicycle and emerged from the park without his backpack.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Tim Britton, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
The Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon was launched in 1979 and rode on the same platform until it was finally redesigned in 2019.
—Karl Brauer, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Verb
But under Christie, the Kings are 5-1 and riding a five-game win streak.
—Jason Jones, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Alternatively, travelers can ride the no. 7 bus west for five minutes to get to the beach.
—Sandy Allen, AFAR Media, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
Joel Kleinman, 51, waited 15 minutes for a ride to his family home in the Alphabet Streets neighborhood.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
To take advantage, travelers must purchase the pass by Jan. 17, travel within 120 days of the purchase, and be fully used within 30 days of their first ride.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2025
Verb
After Thompson was gunned down, police said, Mangione ran off, rode into Central Park on a bike, ditched it on the Upper West Side, then took a taxi to the Port Authority bus terminal near the George Washington Bridge and escaped from the city.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
Retracing the gunman's steps using surveillance video, investigators say the shooter rode into Central Park on a bicycle and emerged from the park without his backpack.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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The Texas Rangers rode World Series MVP Corey Seager, Marcus Semien and Nathan Eovaldi to a title in 2023.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
The Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon was launched in 1979 and rode on the same platform until it was finally redesigned in 2019.
—Karl Brauer, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Ride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ride. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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