riddled

verb

Definition of riddlednext
past tense of riddle
1
as in drilled
to make a hole or series of holes in several signs along the highway were riddled by buckshot

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2
as in suffused
to spread throughout the newspaper exposé revealed a gaming commission that is riddled with corruption

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riddled
  1. pierced
  2. penetrated
  3. punched
  4. permeated
  5. flooded
  6. poked
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  • But then the high-pitched whooshing of CAS pierced the air, and the arriving bird pelted the ground below with missile after missile, plus thousands of rail gun rounds, until the threat had been thoroughly neutralized.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The artwork shows a stainless-steel bull pierced with red arrows.
    Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of pierced
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  • Israel denied its forces had penetrated Syrian territory beyond a northern buffer zone after Syrian sources said the incursion had extended to within 15 miles of the capital Damascus.
    Maya Gebeily, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • She was hit by several bombs, one of which penetrated her forecastle and detonated her forward ammunition magazines, the Naval History and Heritage Command said.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of penetrated
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  • Police said the suspects punched and kicked the 17-year-old male following a verbal dispute.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In Nickel, sucker-punched and knocked out by a bigger kid, Elwood receives the same standard and brutal punishment as his assailant.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
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  • When Laffer put it on napkin after the dismal December 6 close, and the meeting participants disbanded thereafter to their own haunts, information permeated to the exchange by Monday, and up for good went stocks.
    Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Reasons noted in the letter included a life permeated by alcohol, depression, nightmares and guilt.
    Lipi Roy, MD, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of permeated
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  • Young South Korean activists have flooded the streets of Seoul this week in massive protests calling for the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In December, 2020, five years into the wildly popular online event, my Instagram and Twitter feeds were flooded with friends showcasing their Spotify data.
    Brady Brickner-Wood, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of flooded
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  • Throughout the special, the comedian poked fun at the uncomfortable parts of recovery — from full-body baths to grueling physical therapy — with irreverent charm.
    Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Putting them all together, there will be internal frustrations that come to the surface when we are being poked by something minor.
    Lisa Stardust, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of poked
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riddled (out)

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