variants
or chiefly dialectal rid
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 rode
In the eighth, after New York tagged Jaden Hill for two runs on four hits in one-third inning, right-hander Antonio Senzatela rode to the rescue.
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Finn rode the Green Line endlessly to get to clubs.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
Massie rode the tail end of the Tea Party wave, dominating a seven-way primary and a special election to replace a retiring Republican who was more closely aligned with the party establishment.
—Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
The Ducks rode the wave of crowd energy and dominated play early in Game 3, putting 20 shots on Ingram in the first period.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Anaheim rode the wave of crowd energy and dominated play early in Game 3, putting 20 shots on Ingram in the first period.
—ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
The outside hitter had three kills in the next four plays and the visitors rode solid transition volleyball for the opening win.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Coulter’s blast rode a strong wind to right-center and scored junior right fielder Madison Kossakowski, who had doubled on an opposite-field swing to right.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Sam Burns is one shot back, while Shane Lowry rode his second career Masters ace to a 68 that left him at 9 under.
—Doug Ferguson, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Finn rode the Green Line endlessly to get to clubs.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
Massie rode the tail end of the Tea Party wave, dominating a seven-way primary and a special election to replace a retiring Republican who was more closely aligned with the party establishment.
—Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
The Ducks rode the wave of crowd energy and dominated play early in Game 3, putting 20 shots on Ingram in the first period.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Anaheim rode the wave of crowd energy and dominated play early in Game 3, putting 20 shots on Ingram in the first period.
—ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
The outside hitter had three kills in the next four plays and the visitors rode solid transition volleyball for the opening win.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Coulter’s blast rode a strong wind to right-center and scored junior right fielder Madison Kossakowski, who had doubled on an opposite-field swing to right.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Sam Burns is one shot back, while Shane Lowry rode his second career Masters ace to a 68 that left him at 9 under.
—Doug Ferguson, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rode
Verb
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Ricky Saints, Joe Hendry and Blake Monroe were teased for this week.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy teased the possibility last summer when a reporter asked if a new Penn Station would get a new name.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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When Curt Cignetti was hired just more than two years ago, it was considered a smart move by the athletic department, but no one kidded themselves that Indiana was some sort of raucous fan sleeper cell just waiting to be activated.—
Will Leitch,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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When the runners landed in Antarctica, temperatures hovered around 12 degrees Fahrenheit, with winds reaching 25 knots.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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Brent oil futures prices have averaged around $100 in April, while the spot price for the delivery of actual cargo has hovered closer to $121 per barrel.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Knicks had their backs against the wall and played like their season depended on that win.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Hacking has always depended on skill, time, and patience.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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Edwards taunted Nuggets fans at the end of Minnesota’s Game 7 win in 2024, getting on Jokic’s nerves in the process.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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The former South Carolina guard was drafted by the Indiana Fever on Monday, April 13, meaning Johnson and Clark will now be teammates, three years after the former Iowa star taunted Johnson by refusing to defend her in the national semifinal game.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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Macdonald joked when a media member relayed Clark’s interception total.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Then Kimmel joked about Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2026
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Chase Elliott was supposed to be the guy, but that ship sailed a long time ago.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Both the attorney general and state treasurer Republican candidates sailed through their GOP nominations unchallenged at the convention Saturday.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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Few people had Tate mocked to go this high, especially if Arvell Reese was going to be on the board.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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Sources at the premiere’s after-party speculated about whether Wintour had given her famous friends the heads-up that they were mocked in a movie that all of Conde had come up to support.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Rode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rode. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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