as in crest
the line formed when two sloping surfaces come together along their topmost edge
pigeons roosting along the ridge of the roof
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Recent Examples of ridge
Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2024
The atmospheric setup here is fairly complex, with the region just on the edge of high pressure ridging that will help keep skies clear.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 5 Apr. 2024
Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Extreme heat gripped Scandinavia and Finland for a two-to-three-week period in July, courtesy of a strong, sluggish ridge of high pressure that favored sinking air, sunny skies and unusually hot temperatures.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The rocks formed during the Archean and persisted until they were squeezed out along the ocean ridges more than 2.5 billion years later.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2024
The atmospheric setup here is fairly complex, with the region just on the edge of high pressure ridging that will help keep skies clear.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 5 Apr. 2024
Verb
During the monsoon, the monsoonal ridge will push up into the Four Corners region, summoning moisture to the region below, but Arizona has been stuck in a dry, atmospheric pattern, with most of the activity limited to the far southeastern part of the state and New Mexico.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Extreme heat gripped Scandinavia and Finland for a two-to-three-week period in July, courtesy of a strong, sluggish ridge of high pressure that favored sinking air, sunny skies and unusually hot temperatures.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ridge
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The reader bobs along in the author’s stream of consciousness, riding crests of despair, anger, and hilarity as Toews assembles the shards of her past to investigate her will to write, which is deeply entwined with her will to live.—
Kristen Martin,
The Atlantic,
27 Aug. 2025
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Despite tweaks along the way, the crest looks basically the same.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
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Claudia Sahm, a former Fed economist and creator of the Sahm Rule recession indicator, also noted that inflation is clearly drifting in the wrong direction.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
29 Aug. 2025
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As alpha waves are closely tied to mind-wandering and the brain’s tendency to drift, a decrease indicates the brain shifting into a more stable and focused state.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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But that warning also implied Feel Free was no more habit-forming than caffeine, alcohol or sugar — a statement Adeoye, the woman from Texas, banked on.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 2025
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Los Azules haven't banked a win over Los Blancos since December 1998 but are hoping to stage an upset for the history books in their 2025/26 home debut.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Aug. 2025
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That's when voters of color are lumped into one district to remove them from several other districts, in order to create or maintain white majorities in those districts.—
Larry Kaplow,
NPR,
18 Aug. 2025
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Only 29% bothered to respond, and NYCHA helpfully lumped the demolition answers together to claim 57% support, triumphantly branding the whole charade as a vote.—
Layla Law-Gisiko,
New York Daily News,
16 Aug. 2025
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Full sun Soil Type: Average, well-draining Soil pH: 6 to 7.5 Also known as hummingbird mint, this upright, clumping perennial has pretty spikes of flowers in shades of red, pink, coral, yellow, white, purple or hot pink from summer to early fall.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
20 June 2025
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This combination might slow digestion, and the dry chia may clump together in your stomach, causing a heavy or bloated feeling.—
Morgan Pearson,
Verywell Health,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Ridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridge. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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