RIDING (OUT) Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

riding (out)

verb

Definition of riding (out)

present participle of ride (out)

as in surviving

to come safely through just as we always have in the past, we'll ride out this latest crisis

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surviving

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With little chance of surviving the Senate’s 60-vote threshold known as the filibuster, Johnson has pledged to try and pass a version of it as a budget bill, which requires just a simple majority in the upper chamber.

— Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Meanwhile, Lohar’s surviving mercenaries are plundering villages.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026

Definition of surviving

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