variants
or chiefly dialectal rid
1
as in teased
to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults
that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
2
as in kidded
to make fun of in a good-natured way
his wife couldn't resist riding him for forgetting his own birthday
Synonyms & Similar Words
3
as in hovered
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
a condor riding high in the sky
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of rode
Hundreds of fans rode the Tri-Rail from Broward, walking the final 10 minutes to the stadium.
—
Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
Illinois rode its defense to a 10-point win for its second Elite Eight berth in three years.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
The company rode the last boom to a 2021 IPO and a market cap north of $4 billion, but then rising rates crushed mortgage volumes and exposed how much of its growth had been surfing a once‑in‑a‑generation tailwind.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Storrie, who rode the Heated Rivalry wave to host Saturday Night Live, is currently shooting Peaked for A24 and has a new episode of Criminal Minds on the horizon.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2026
The video includes panning shots of the tower’s exterior and interior, with a presidential jet parked in the lobby alongside a gold escalator like the one Trump rode while launching his presidential campaign in 2015.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
Orlando shot 54% from the field, ended 28-for-32 at the free-throw line and rode the wave of Paolo Banchero‘s third straight game with at least 30 points.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
Rojas rode onto the field perched atop a metallic blue convertible, hoisting the 2025 World Series trophy over his head.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Harbaugh just rode a fierce running game combination of Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry for years down the stretch of his Baltimore career, and new Giants offensive coordinator Matt Nagy sees the value of a top back, too.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
Illinois rode its defense to a 10-point win for its second Elite Eight berth in three years.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
The company rode the last boom to a 2021 IPO and a market cap north of $4 billion, but then rising rates crushed mortgage volumes and exposed how much of its growth had been surfing a once‑in‑a‑generation tailwind.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Storrie, who rode the Heated Rivalry wave to host Saturday Night Live, is currently shooting Peaked for A24 and has a new episode of Criminal Minds on the horizon.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2026
The video includes panning shots of the tower’s exterior and interior, with a presidential jet parked in the lobby alongside a gold escalator like the one Trump rode while launching his presidential campaign in 2015.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
Orlando shot 54% from the field, ended 28-for-32 at the free-throw line and rode the wave of Paolo Banchero‘s third straight game with at least 30 points.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
Rojas rode onto the field perched atop a metallic blue convertible, hoisting the 2025 World Series trophy over his head.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Harbaugh just rode a fierce running game combination of Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry for years down the stretch of his Baltimore career, and new Giants offensive coordinator Matt Nagy sees the value of a top back, too.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rode
Verb
-
His next fight hasn’t been officially announced, but Royval teased an upcoming bout on his Instagram last week.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
31 Mar. 2026
-
The cover art for a Confessions of a Showgirl podcast Wade teased last summer also made use of a mint-green color scheme reminiscent of Swift’s album art.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
When Curt Cignetti was hired just more than two years ago, it was considered a smart move by the athletic department, but no one kidded themselves that Indiana was some sort of raucous fan sleeper cell just waiting to be activated.—
Will Leitch,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
-
Prices for brent crude, the global oil benchmark, hovered around $110 a barrel Friday morning, while bond yields shot up.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
-
The school district’s enrollment has hovered around 14,650 students for the past decade, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
City leaders, however, maintain that the changes threaten jobs and essential services in communities that have depended on card rooms for decades.—
Amanda Greenwood,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
-
The No Kings movement hasn't depended on the Democratic Party to organize its protests; it's built its own infrastructure using social media and digital resources.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
Iza later taunted the victim by sending him a photograph of the arrest and booking photo.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
-
And they were taunted by the protesters, getting abused for no reason.—
Emma Rosenblum,
Curbed,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
Rock previously joked about being lonely in his 50s during an episode of Kevin Hart's Peacock series Hart to Heart, which aired in July 2022.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
-
The site joked that Tom Hiddleston would play the franchise’s first Bond boy and Gillian Anderson would be the new M in the Amazon film directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight — the last two of whom are genuinely attached to the 26th Bond movie.—
Leigh Blickley,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
For cruisers who have sailed on Icon-class ships previously, returning features like the Pearl kinetic art sculpture, the open-air Central Park, the AquaTheater and Absolute Zero will all feel familiar.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
-
The vessels — the CSCL Indian Ocean and CSCL Arctic Ocean — sailed out of the Gulf in close formation and are now moving at elevated speed toward the Gulf of Oman, MarineTraffic data indicates.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
But many other comments mocked the shop along with its presidential namesake, with a few detractors posting memes of tearful snowflakes topped with red MAGA hats.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
-
One of the earliest of American masculinity influencers was President Theodore Roosevelt, who touted his own transformation from a timid, effeminate man – local presses mocked him in his early career – to a rugged outdoorsman.—
Miriam Eve Mora,
The Conversation,
3 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Rode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rode. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
