ridge 1 of 2

as in crest
the line formed when two sloping surfaces come together along their topmost edge pigeons roosting along the ridge of the roof

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Recent Examples of ridge
Noun
The rocks formed during the Archean and persisted until they were squeezed out along the ocean ridges more than 2.5 billion years later. Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2024 The atmospheric setup here is fairly complex, with the region just on the edge of high pressure ridging that will help keep skies clear. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 5 Apr. 2024
Verb
Just a 10-minute drive from downtown, the Devil’s Backbone Open Space offers 12 miles of hiking trails along a dramatic ridge of jagged sandstone, offering views that rival any national park overlook. Karthika Gupta, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025 Authorities said the men had been fishing and swimming on a sandbar – a natural ridge of sand formed when fast-moving water slows and deposits sediment. Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 24 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for ridge
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Noun
  • The incident occurred on the Col de Peyresourde mountain pass in the central Pyrenees, about 200 meters from the crest of the hill, according to Reuters.
    Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 19 July 2025
  • Oakland County Road Commission spokeswoman Cindy Dingell said torrential rains in Oakland Township on Wednesday, July 16, caused Paint Creek to crest, overwhelming a culvert beneath Orion Road.
    Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 17 July 2025
Verb
  • As agencies begin translating priorities into rules and funding decisions, implementation could drift into partisan favoritism.
    Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
  • This new project corrects any differences between those observations caused by different astronomical instruments, such as how the filters of telescopes drift over time, to curate the largest standardized Type 1a supernova dataset ever.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 July 2025
Verb
  • Miami is also banking heavily on Phillips being available and on the field for the 2025 season to create a very scary pass rush with the aforementioned Chubb and Robinson.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
  • The Trump administration is banking on a return of production jobs to the United States as tariffs increase the cost of imports.
    Steve Kopack, NBC news, 1 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • That effort, which lumped 101 Ash St. in with six city blocks pegged for a broader downtown makeover, attracted no bidders.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2025
  • Tesla does not break out sales by model, but lumps them together in groups.
    Ali McCadden, CNBC, 22 July 2025
Verb
  • Three skinny fries clumped together and dunked into your favorite condiment will always hit.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
  • Feel free to layer this buildable formula for a more dramatic finish without clumping or webbing in the process.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 26 June 2025

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“Ridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridge. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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