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Recent Examples of joyride
Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Limits on how frequently a NASCAR team can test have curbed many opportunities drivers once had to take their rental car for a joyride around a racetrack.
—Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Five other members of the joyride crew remain at large.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
During one of Aidan’s quick trips to New York to be with Carrie, his underage son Wyatt took his dad’s truck without permission and went on a joyride while under the influence of alcohol and mushrooms.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Blue Origin, which Bezos started in 2000, has been offering the cosmic joyrides to celebrities and other paying customers since its New Shepard spacecraft began crewed launches in 2021.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Limits on how frequently a NASCAR team can test have curbed many opportunities drivers once had to take their rental car for a joyride around a racetrack.
—Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Five other members of the joyride crew remain at large.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
During one of Aidan’s quick trips to New York to be with Carrie, his underage son Wyatt took his dad’s truck without permission and went on a joyride while under the influence of alcohol and mushrooms.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joyride
Noun
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These include the local transit system, submarine manufacturers, an operator of nuclear power plants, a defense contractor, and a chain of auto body shops.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Just as local transit has begun to attract more riders — including higher-income riders who aren’t dependent on transit to get around — the transit system is facing a budget crisis that threatens that progress.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
Verb
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Congress is currently debating a federal budget plan that could cut up to $1 billion from the National Park Service.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Original price: $499.99 (Amazon) The Greenworks 21-inch lawn mower runs on batteries, and can cut up to half an acre on a full charge.—
Christopher Murray,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Other deals reportedly in the works include providing Starlink satellite internet services to companies in the Middle East and tunneling firm, the Boring Company, building a transport system underneath Dubai.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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Directed by Chris Sanders (known for How to Train Your Dragon and Lilo & Stitch), the film, based on the books by Peter Brown, The Wild Robot follows a robot whose transport ship crashes in a tsunami, causing the robot to wash up on an island populated only by animals.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
29 May 2025
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After teasing the song on a Twitch livestream with the streamer Reggie, fans were quick to clown the pop star for trying to turn a lighthearted track into a soulful ballad.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
22 May 2025
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In between her shots at clowning stardom, Cherry makes impressive chains of bad decisions—most of them being illicit hookups with older women.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2025
Verb
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The man appears to briefly lift the scooter away from the child’s leg, the child gets back on the scooter, and Miller eventually motors away.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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Those motoring to work in a Rolls-Royce aren’t being left out, either.—
Susan Campos,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Mario Tama / Getty Images Company: Lyft Inc (LYFT) Lyft (LYFT) is a multimodal transportation network in the United States and Canada.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
31 May 2025
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Part of the focus is to keep students in their own district, rather than sending them by bus as much as an hour away for specialized programs for which tuition and transportation costs can reach as high as $200,000 per student, officials said.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
31 May 2025
Verb
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Arc Games Treacherous terrain is a big part of the strategy, whether using it for power-ups or kiting enemies into bad spots.—
Kevin Purdy,
Ars Technica,
20 Mar. 2025
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Saturday 🐶 Celebrate dogs and kites at the free Fest of Tails at McAllister Park, 9am-2pm.—
Megan Stringer,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Duran and Valera lived in a Miami bayfront condo and tooled around in a Maserati.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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Staying at the legendary Malaysia Hotel (where Tony Wheeler wrote the first Lonely Planet guidebook), tooling around town in tuk-tuks, sipping tom yum gai at a street stall, and making the obligatory pilgrimage to the Grand Palace to view the Emerald Buddha.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Joyride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joyride. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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