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or chiefly dialectal rid
or rode
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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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 ridden
The hard rubber tires are not pneumatic, but when ridden, deliver a modicum of cushion and a lot of grip.
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William Roberson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The Eagles, who sold more than a hundred and fifty million albums, rode a tide of surly melancholy and bell-bottom jeans much further than anyone expected, and Henley viewed himself not merely as a celebrity with lawyers on call but as a troubadour in the heroic tradition.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Donald Rainwater candidate profile In the 2020 gubernatorial election, Donald Rainwater rode the wave of anti-government anger during the COVID-19 pandemic to a record performance for a statewide Libertarian candidate.
—Brittany Carloni and Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Oct. 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ridden a string of assassinations around the Middle East to a remarkable political rehabilitation.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
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William Roberson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The Eagles, who sold more than a hundred and fifty million albums, rode a tide of surly melancholy and bell-bottom jeans much further than anyone expected, and Henley viewed himself not merely as a celebrity with lawyers on call but as a troubadour in the heroic tradition.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Donald Rainwater candidate profile In the 2020 gubernatorial election, Donald Rainwater rode the wave of anti-government anger during the COVID-19 pandemic to a record performance for a statewide Libertarian candidate.
—Brittany Carloni and Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Oct. 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ridden a string of assassinations around the Middle East to a remarkable political rehabilitation.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
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The airline teased plans for at least 12 new intercontinental routes from Seattle in the future.Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
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In its September announcement, Google teased other use cases for digital IDs, including account recovery, identity verification, and even car rentals.Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 7 Dec. 2024
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Average temperatures hovered near 60 degrees, roughly four degrees above normal.John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Dec. 2024
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Unusual phenomena have been linked to the sightings, including a family's report of their car clock changing while a drone hovered overhead.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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We were meant to be in little tribes, and our survival depended on our tribe being well off.Liz Kislik, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Scales, gauges show sizes of model trains In the early years, the size of a model train and its tracks depended on the manufacturer.George Petras, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Patrick then floated the idea of the film being ready to release on Fourth of July weekend.J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
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One longtime league executive believes that was a sign the Bears at least have floated the idea internally.Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 9 Dec. 2024
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Another scenario is a retreat to familiar methods—doubling down on tried-and-tested networks, even if that means missing emerging openings.Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The search for Prague’s missing books began during World War II, when members of the city’s then Jewish community tried to track some of them down, Bušek said.Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Instead, they were treated as mental health patients, and no one bothered to inquire about their reasons.Carlos Aguilar, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2024
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Derik Queen isn’t bothered by freshman jitters Hardly anyone would have faulted the precocious youngster from Baltimore for feeling a little heat in his first true road game of the season in a hostile environment like the one created by the crowd at Mackey Arena.Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 8 Dec. 2024
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Or annoyed at the waste of time and money?Marianne Krasny, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Not all residents are annoyed by their plucky neighbors’ antics, though.Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Ridden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridden. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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