ride out
phrasal verb
rode out; ridden out; riding out; rides out
: to succeed in surviving or getting through (something dangerous or harmful that cannot be stopped or avoided)
The ship/crew rode out the storm.
We managed to ride out the stock market downturn.
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Perhaps Booker will be content riding out the rest of his career in Phoenix even if the Suns can't back into championship contention in the near future.
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Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
The girl’s father was helping a neighbor in a wooded area nearby, and a deputy rode out on an ATV and found him, told him what happened and brought him back home, according to Campbell.
—Kansas City Star, 8 July 2025
Family of 33 rides out the flood on rooftop
The sun was shining when Riata Schoepf, 19, arrived at the River Inn Resort & Conference Center for an annual trip with the family of her boyfriend, Ephraim Fry, on July 3.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 July 2025
During the summer, when precipitation is low, surface flow stops, and the stream nearly dries completely, water pools in the deepest parts of the riverbed where the new species rides out the drought conditions.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
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Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
The girl’s father was helping a neighbor in a wooded area nearby, and a deputy rode out on an ATV and found him, told him what happened and brought him back home, according to Campbell.
—Kansas City Star, 8 July 2025
Family of 33 rides out the flood on rooftop
The sun was shining when Riata Schoepf, 19, arrived at the River Inn Resort & Conference Center for an annual trip with the family of her boyfriend, Ephraim Fry, on July 3.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 July 2025
During the summer, when precipitation is low, surface flow stops, and the stream nearly dries completely, water pools in the deepest parts of the riverbed where the new species rides out the drought conditions.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
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“Ride out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ride%20out. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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