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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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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
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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
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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
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The chart-topping singer teased her appearance on the program last year, sharing moments from her time on the set with popular characters like Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch.Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
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West teased the first edition of his Vultures The Movie with the trailer arriving on Friday (Jan. 10).Michael Saponara, Billboard, 10 Jan. 2025
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Reid wasn’t kidding, because ice can be a bear to remove.Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
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There is a sense that, while nobody is kidding themselves that all of those players aren’t there for the money, Neymar hasn’t bought into the Saudi project — publicly at least — as much as others.Nick Miller, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Inflation is also hovering above the Bank of England’s 2% target, after edging higher to 2.6% in November.Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
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Currently, 30-year mortgage rates are hovering around 7.00 percent, but experts don't see that rate dropping too much in 2025.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Anything less not only does a disservice to the psychologists and the courts but also fails the youth whose futures depend on these evaluations.Philip Caldwell, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2025
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The most well-known is benzene, but dozens of equally harmful chemicals could enter the system depending on the material that’s breaking down.Hannah Singleton, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
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Different rules for elite players are nothing new, and Butler has had and would continue to have different rules with a return (separate road accommodations, his own transportation to games).Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
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The result is that key questions about the operation and maintenance of an unproven transportation system are unanswered.Daniel Rothberg, ProPublica, 8 Jan. 2025
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Are his threats more provocations and taunts to his enemies than parts of a coherent vision to create a transformed United States in a world divided into transactional power blocks?Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Illinois defensive back Jaheim Clarke was injured on a play and tended to by trainers and his head coach, Bret Bielema. Bielema, apparently, was not pleased, and taunted South Carolina with a substitution signal.Ryan Morik, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2025
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Guthrie joked to cameras, recalling how the two would need a makeup artist to come in for touch-ups after their off-camera chats got emotional.Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
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Anyone who wants continued access to the app could move to another country, a creator joked in a video posted to the platform.Auzinea Bacon, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
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Sun Princess is sailing Bahamas and Caribbean itineraries through March before returning from the Mediterranean to home Port Everglades next November.Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2025
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If new cruise ships sailing out of Port Canaveral like Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Treasure, Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas, and Norwegian Cruise Line’s Aqua bring you to the area, plan some time to explore before or after your sailing.Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Ride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ride. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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