as in crest
the line formed when two sloping surfaces come together along their topmost edge
pigeons roosting along the ridge of the roof
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as in to drift
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Recent Examples of ridge
Lea Lane, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Discoloration, ridges, and splitting nails can all reflect systemic health issues.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
We were blown away by its vibrant color and thick yet incredibly smooth texture that concealed some nail ridges from a previous set of acrylics — resulting in a perfect overall-look score.
—Kate Watson, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2024
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Noun
The wind sculpts sharp ridges of sand into arcs that rise from valley floors.
—Lea Lane, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Discoloration, ridges, and splitting nails can all reflect systemic health issues.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
Verb
Neuroscientists have charted the mind’s incantation of words that lights up the temporal lobe, the frontal lobe, ridges in the cerebral cortex, triggering impulses that transform squiggles of ink into letters, letters to words, words to sentences and meaning and comprehension and empathy.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
We were blown away by its vibrant color and thick yet incredibly smooth texture that concealed some nail ridges from a previous set of acrylics — resulting in a perfect overall-look score.
—Kate Watson, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ridge
Noun
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Its strategic location, perched atop a crest in the road with a significant dip just before our property, creates a powerful updraft.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Perhaps halfway up to the crest which forms the ramparts of the Mule Shoe was a jutting bastion of orange-colored rock.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Even minor sparks or drifting embers can incite nearby foliage or grass, setting off a rapidly spreading fire.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Mar. 2025
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The outage occurred during a violent storm on the surface, which caused the ship to rapidly drift in the swells and drag the bell with it.—
Megan McCluskey,
TIME,
1 Mar. 2025
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Downtown Durham is in the middle of an apartment building boom — and one new building is banking on strangers living together to keep rent low.—
Zachery Eanes,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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The bank projects banking net interest income of around $42 billion in 2025, down about 4% compared to 2024.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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But consumers who have real money to spend are lumped into this single category.—
Tim Wragg,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Per Pillinger’s legal filing, Jane Doe spent time at a facility for mental health before lumping Hov into the Diddy lawsuit at the order of Buzbee.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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View 1 Images Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have devised a biomarker test that can spot small amounts of clumping tau protein in the brain and cerebrospinal fluid, which lead to Alzheimer's disease.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Feb. 2025
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A couple of passes allow Fernandes to get forward as Maguire retreats, but his options are limited by the positioning of United’s attackers, who are clumped up together.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Ridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridge. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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