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as in drilled
to make a hole or series of holes in
several signs along the highway were riddled by buckshot
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as in suffused
to spread throughout
the newspaper exposé revealed a gaming commission that is riddled with corruption
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Recent Examples of riddled
The injury riddled Kings — playing their second game in 24 hours and their third in four nights — were even more shorthanded than usual.
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Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Rahim plays Amin, Alpha’s uncle, a man dying of this disease and riddled with drug addiction.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
But Sora, which allowed people to create realistic-looking AI videos of public figures, has been riddled with problems since its inception.
—News Desk, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
Why Isolated Caves Make Evolution Visible Karst landscapes — porous limestone terrain riddled with caves, sinkholes, and underground rivers — make up 9% of Cambodia.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
That Avs team was coming off a Cup run and riddled with injuries, though.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
The Legislature has riddled them with more than a thousand exemptions.
—Martin Dyckman, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
The Sun Sentinel reported in November that the Rickards project has been riddled with structural flaws, numerous design changes, unapproved installation of doors, stairs and fire sprinklers, and failed inspections, according to monthly construction progress reports.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
The legal system is riddled with serious access problems that prevent a massive number of people — particularly poor and marginalized ones — from obtaining justice, regardless of whether their claims have merit.
—Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 18 Mar. 2026
Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Rahim plays Amin, Alpha’s uncle, a man dying of this disease and riddled with drug addiction.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
But Sora, which allowed people to create realistic-looking AI videos of public figures, has been riddled with problems since its inception.
—News Desk, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
Why Isolated Caves Make Evolution Visible Karst landscapes — porous limestone terrain riddled with caves, sinkholes, and underground rivers — make up 9% of Cambodia.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
That Avs team was coming off a Cup run and riddled with injuries, though.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
The Legislature has riddled them with more than a thousand exemptions.
—Martin Dyckman, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
The Sun Sentinel reported in November that the Rickards project has been riddled with structural flaws, numerous design changes, unapproved installation of doors, stairs and fire sprinklers, and failed inspections, according to monthly construction progress reports.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
The legal system is riddled with serious access problems that prevent a massive number of people — particularly poor and marginalized ones — from obtaining justice, regardless of whether their claims have merit.
—Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for riddled
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About 2 minutes and 40 seconds into the fight, Grasso drilled Barber in the head with a left hook, knocking her out.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
31 Mar. 2026
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Corjay gathered the rebound and drilled a 3-pointer with 15 seconds remaining for the game-winner.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Mar. 2026
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Lawrence’s vision of an arc of American history suffused with violence and injustice is obviously not one to which the current US administration would be at all sympathetic.—
Michael Lobel,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
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Neighborhood residents will surely gravitate to the lush art deco-style lobby, suffused with thousands of plants and whimsical figurines.—
Travis Levius,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Apr. 2026
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Large pieces of timber pierced the cab of the victim's truck, as well as the trailer and cargo within the trailer, causing some hazardous material to spill onto the roadway, the sheriff's office said.—
April 3,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The couple’s 3-year-old son was grazed in the back by the bullet that pierced Kaori’s skull, police and witnesses said.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Over the course of a week, multiple waves of sophisticated drones penetrated the airspace over Barksdale Air Force Base near Shreveport — a critical hub of America’s nuclear bomber fleet and the headquarters of Air Force Global Strike Command.—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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This one came after Delanie Sheehan penetrated the defense and zipped an effective pass to Ryan, who put the shot on net, but MacIver deflected it out of bounds.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Rockets are a team that lost its starting point guard (Fred VanVleet) at the start of the year while the Knicks brought back and built upon the exact same core that punched the franchise’s first ticket to the conference finals in the last quarter-century.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Manning allegedly punched and kicked Hartman in the face and torso, scratched her, choked her and grabbed her by the hair and slammed her against the floor and wall.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Netflix’s domineering presence, one that permeated every corner of a typically sacred day at the ballpark, had mercifully evaporated.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Understanding these building blocks is key to reconstructing how the universe evolved from the fiery hot plasma that permeated space after the Big Bang to the structured web of galaxies observed today.—
Mariangela Lisanti,
Twin Cities,
27 Mar. 2026
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At this time, the kernels are tender, fully developed, and produce a milky, sweet liquid when punctured.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
3 Apr. 2026
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The attack had punctured an air of invulnerability created by the 1967 Six-Day War, in which Israel had swiftly captured the Golan Heights, the Sinai Peninsula, the West Bank, and Gaza from its Arab neighbors.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Now, as thousands more have flooded the streets, sentiments toward delivery robots seem to have changed very little.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
2 Apr. 2026
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Hundreds of posts from angry attendees flooded social media sites this weekend, many of whom said the event was a far cry from what was advertised.—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Riddled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riddled. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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