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noun

Definition of joyridenext
as in transit

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joyride

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verb

1
as in to cut up

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2
as in to automobile

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Recent Examples of joyride
Noun
Even now, nearly three decades into his joyride through football, Campos confounds people. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 5 July 2026 Three boys turned a Waymo ride into a wind-in-their-hair joyride late Friday afternoon in Santa Monica. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
Verb
Now, to joyride around the skyscrapers. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for joyride
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joyride
  1. transit
  2. cut up
  3. automobile
  4. transport
  5. clown
  6. motor
  7. transportation
  8. kite
Noun
  • Ice conditions restrict navigation for much of the year, while specialized vessels, insurance premiums and Russian transit fees can erode savings from shorter voyages.
    — Lee Ying Shan,Matthew Tan, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Feigenbaum with the Reason Foundation said that automation of a major transit line such as in Los Angeles or Washington could open the floodgates for other cities to follow.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of transit
Verb
  • After Szabo cuts up Matt’s face in one of many graphic scenes, the actor loses his career and just about everything else in his life.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Union President Carrie Kyung said the plan includes cutting up to 18 English learner teachers and would affect at least two dozen schools.
    — Jason Rantala, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of cut up
Verb
  • These go-tos make trains, planes, and automobiles far less stressful.
    — Luke Pyenson, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
Definition of automobile
Noun
  • In his statement, Dan also blamed Russia for a spate of attacks in recent weeks on civilian maritime transport in the Black Sea, which has left at least three people dead and has raised fears of an escalation in Russia's war against Ukraine.
    — STEPHEN McGRATH, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
  • However, the current results demonstrate selective ion transport rather than a complete industrial extraction process.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of transport
Verb
  • Indeed, the man who once held his own against both Robin Williams and Steve Martin in an Off Broadway production of Waiting For Godot gets free reign to clown around here, especially in a lovely moment that closes the show.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Brazil’s joke-candidate tradition stretches back to 1959, from voters’ write-in campaign for a zoo rhinoceros to clown Tiririca’s four terms in Congress.
    — Mauricio Savarese, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of clown
Verb
  • On a drizzly morning in March 2025, a bright blue dive boat motored through Halifax Harbor in Nova Scotia toward the Tufts Cove generating station.
    — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Varma holed out in the outfield in Ahmed’s final over, but Varma motored to his 21-ball half-century by clubbing 15 runs of the fast bowler’s final four balls.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of motor
Noun
  • For travelers arriving independently, the lodge's location near the park entrance is a major convenience, though transportation and activities will have to be arranged separately.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
  • But many experts said where Newsom made his mark is in green transportation.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of transportation
Verb
  • From sailing along the islets of Daku and Naked Island, to kite surfing and paddle boarding, water activities come in troves here.
    — Skyli Alvarez, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2026
  • In February of 2017, the British business magnate Richard Branson posted photos of Obama learning to kite surf off Branson’s private island, in the Caribbean.
    — Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Definition of kite

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“Joyride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joyride. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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