Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joyriding
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There’s one that does so particularly well, though trades some spaciousness for motoring fun.—
Peter Nelson,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025 -
The changes are so fundamental that Ford is retooling the assembly line itself—the very thing Henry Ford used to get the world motoring a century ago.—
Patrick George,
The Atlantic,
14 Aug. 2025
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Nothing better than putting down the top and driving beautiful roads just after the rain stops and the air is powerfully charged by the nearby ocean, scrubbed clean.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The jury cleared Read of killing O’Keefe, charging her with just drunken driving.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Ford is planning on cutting up to 1,000 roles in electric-vehicle production in Germany.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Proposition 50 would turn back the clock of progress, cutting up our neighborhoods for political gain and silencing the very voices that fought hardest for fairness.—
Bernadette Suarez,
Oc Register,
15 Sep. 2025
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The trend shows that attackers can leverage emerging AI during the hacking process, including attack scenario planning, malware development, building their tools and to impersonate job recruiters, said Mun Chong-hyun, director at Genians.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
14 Sep. 2025
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Offer Empathy and Compassion Another sobering statistic is that 88% to 61% of people are fearful of everything from job loss and inflation to climate change, hacking, nuclear war and information war, according to Edelman.—
Tracy Brower,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Almost skipping back towards the drumkit, Townshend came racing back to the mic ahead of a bluesy late interlude on stage in the Windy City, the home of the electrified artform.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The dachshund, named Cannoli, was captured racing at high speed from his home's entrance to the couch his owner Sarah was seated on, before jumping on top of her and lapping up plenty of attention.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Cheda shared the hilarious footage on TikTok on August 27, showing the 7-month-old puppy leaping on the couch, running from room to room, and even jumping onto her sisters.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Steven Kwan made a leaping catch at the wall on Sunday.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Singing off-key, dancing around, and grabbing a slice of pizza before heading out kept her in high spirits.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
19 Sep. 2025
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All the other members were doing other forms of dancing, like voguing or acrobatics.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Joyriding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joyriding. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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