RIDE OUT Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

ride (out)

verb

Definition of ride (out)

as in to survive

to come safely through just as we always have in the past, we'll ride out this latest crisis

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survive

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Mia Bieniemy, 57, survived the shooting after she was hospitalized for serious injuries.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026
The girl was flown to Helen DeVos Children's Hospital in Grand Rapids and is expected to survive, police said.

— Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 31 July 2026

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