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joyride

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verb

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Recent Examples of joyride
Noun
Maya Rudolph and Joel Kim Booster take an emotional joyride courtesy of Kesha on this week’s episode of Loot. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025 The teaser also shows Marcello touching Emily's leg at dinner, giving her a smile during a joyride and the two sharing an intimate kiss in bed. Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
Now, to joyride around the skyscrapers. Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for joyride
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joyride
Noun
  • The transit or landing of planes is allowed only in case of an emergency, the newspaper said.
    Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Chicago deserves leaders who treat public safety, accountability and reliable transit as priorities, not afterthoughts.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • On Sunday, with her lip cut up and puffy, Barber thanked Grasso for the rematch.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Or mixed up the sausage filling and Justin’s potato into a kind of hash brown patty, fried them off like Brittany did with the livermush crostini last week, cut up the collard greens into ribbons, and put that on top of the potato and pork?
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Under its current framework, the Fund has supported initiatives related to transport development, agricultural improvement, and regional economic activity.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Consumers may see higher prices sooner rather than later, because of higher transport costs with pricier diesel.
    Kayla Steinberg, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • People used to clown Compton ’cause the high school mascot is Tarbabes.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Phoenix dons makeup and transforms, taking a disturbed disaster of a stand-up comedian down the dark and dangerous path to being a killer clown.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • With water temperatures in the low 60’s and only four hours left to fish, Bennett and Shad motored over to a new spot on the west end of the lake where the water was shallower.
    Kubie Brown, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Aberg was 5 under through his opening four holes and motored his way around the TPC Sawgrass with one amazing shot after another.
    Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The state's assembly transportation committee will be holding a hearing on the lowrider license plate bill next Monday afternoon.
    James Taylor, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Jay Blackman Jay Blackman is an NBC News producer covering such areas as transportation, space, medical and consumer issues.
    Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The latest rollout was a 1,400 square meter property in the upmarket Lekki district in Lagos, built on a grassy playground where children once flew kites close to the city’s lagoon.
    Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 18 July 2025
  • Arc Games Treacherous terrain is a big part of the strategy, whether using it for power-ups or kiting enemies into bad spots.
    Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • To control them and tool them apply a growth regulator called sucker punch to the suckers.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Building on the buzz surrounding Ouai, Atkin founded Mane, a hair tools brand this time, in 2023.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026

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“Joyride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joyride. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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