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Recent Examples of joyride
Emily Weaver, People.com, 8 May 2025
In January, a group of teens broke into a pair of R trains parked along lay-up tracks in Brooklyn and took them for a joyride.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
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
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Noun
In June 2024, the pair recreated the video’s memorable car scene, in which Rodney and a 5-year-old Elijah go for a joyride down a dirt road.
—Emily Weaver, People.com, 8 May 2025
In January, a group of teens broke into a pair of R trains parked along lay-up tracks in Brooklyn and took them for a joyride.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joyride
Noun
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Del Mar and other coastal communities in San Diego received higher allocations of new housing units due to a San Diego Association of Governments mandate to place more new housing near jobs and transit.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 July 2025
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Opponents to Nashville's transit referendum have filed an appeal in a bid to block the plan days before its half-cent-per-dollar tax hike is set to go into effect.—
Evan Mealins,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Verb
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National media reports in the last few weeks indicated Trump will dissolve the EPA's Office of Research and Development and cut up to 75% of its jobs.—
Scott Wartman,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Other parts of the plan to cut up to $37 million from TSU's budget include reductions in non-instructional staff that would save $6-7 million and instructional staff cuts that would account for another $5-6 million.—
Rachel Wegner,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Noun
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These offer different levels of service, with the entry-level offering general lounge access and shared transport from the terminal to your commercial flight for a mere $1,095.—
Michele Robson,
Fortune,
5 July 2025
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The park is accessible through flights from San José to Puerto Jiménez or Drake Bay (around 45-minute flights), followed by land or river transport, depending on the park sector.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
2 July 2025
Verb
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All of a sudden, now everybody's clowning around and no work is getting done.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
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Williams has previously clowned Perry for wearing dresses in his movies, so these real-life accusations could find their way into his next stand-up set.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
18 June 2025
Verb
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But momentum flipped in the fifth when North Reading turned an inning-ending 6-4-3 double play and tacked on an insurance run when Matt Mancinelli motored around from first to score on a bloop single by Torra.—
Greg Dudek,
Boston Herald,
14 June 2025
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TikTok clued us into the power of shaving your body—mainly your she-shrubbery—using what is technically a beard trimmer, because it's designed explicitly to motor through coarse hair.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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He was found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
7 July 2025
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Start by running regular pulse surveys to identify the real challenges your workforce faces, whether that's childcare needs, transportation issues or educational commitments.—
Silvija Martincevic,
Forbes.com,
7 July 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 19 Jul. 2025.
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