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Recent Examples of joyride
Noun
In January, a group of teens broke into a pair of R trains parked along lay-up tracks in Brooklyn and took them for a joyride. Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025 Blue Origin, which Bezos started in 2000, has been offering the cosmic joyrides to celebrities and other paying customers since its New Shepard spacecraft began crewed launches in 2021. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025 Limits on how frequently a NASCAR team can test have curbed many opportunities drivers once had to take their rental car for a joyride around a racetrack. Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025 Five other members of the joyride crew remain at large. John Annese, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for joyride
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joyride
Noun
  • Compounding the threat, Philadelphia and Dallas have struggling transit systems at risk of defunding.
    Sophie Hurwitz, Wired News, 7 June 2025
  • According to its website, the authority connects to transit systems in New Jersey and Delaware.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • Nothing beats the taste of a refreshing piece of watermelon on a hot day, so having some cut up and ready in the refrigerator is crucial as the days warm up.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 14 June 2025
  • Sandoval had cut up furniture in a rage and could make their tough brother cry, says Matt Green.
    Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • Hyperloop is for transport between cities, and that would go much faster than 150 mph.
    Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
  • The main unit is attached to a transparent tilt base that can disperse a little of the projector's laser light when docked, and there's a buckle lanyard for between-use transport.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 June 2025
Verb
  • The 52-year-old recently appeared in the Happy Gilmore 2 trailer and hilariously clowns Adam Sandler.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 5 June 2025
  • After teasing the song on a Twitch livestream with the streamer Reggie, fans were quick to clown the pop star for trying to turn a lighthearted track into a soulful ballad.
    Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 22 May 2025
Verb
  • Those motoring to work in a Rolls-Royce aren’t being left out, either.
    Susan Campos, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The man appears to briefly lift the scooter away from the child’s leg, the child gets back on the scooter, and Miller eventually motors away.
    Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
Noun
  • Integrating canal data transit wait times, weather forecasts and draft notices into transportation management systems helps operators make real-time decisions rather than reactive pivots.
    Amaan Gulacha, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
  • Seven House Republicans voted against that bill, including then-Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy, who now serves as Trump's transportation secretary.
    Deirdre Walsh, NPR, 12 June 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Saturday 🐶 Celebrate dogs and kites at the free Fest of Tails at McAllister Park, 9am-2pm.
    Megan Stringer, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Duran and Valera lived in a Miami bayfront condo and tooled around in a Maserati.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
  • Staying at the legendary Malaysia Hotel (where Tony Wheeler wrote the first Lonely Planet guidebook), tooling around town in tuk-tuks, sipping tom yum gai at a street stall, and making the obligatory pilgrimage to the Grand Palace to view the Emerald Buddha.
    Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025

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“Joyride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joyride. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.

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