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
Jesse Coburn, Curbed, 31 Jan. 2025
This adaptation evolved multiple times, each time starting with the ridges that anchor snakes’ teeth to their jaws.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2025
Kate Watson, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2024
Gusts greater than 100 mph were expected on the Sierra ridges through early Monday, according to the weather service.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
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Noun
His back looks topographical — the flesh is bunched up in dark ridges and, elsewhere, stretched out in flat, pink expanses.
—Jesse Coburn, Curbed, 31 Jan. 2025
This adaptation evolved multiple times, each time starting with the ridges that anchor snakes’ teeth to their jaws.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2025
Verb
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
Gusts greater than 100 mph were expected on the Sierra ridges through early Monday, according to the weather service.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
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Heavy snow was expected in the Sierra Nevada, with 2 to 4 feet expected along the Sierra crest near Lake Tahoe, and 10 to 18 inches at lake level.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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Apple Cider Vinegar, which contrasts Gibson with two genuinely ill young women in her orbit who are searching for miracle cancer cures, comes at the crest of the latest wave of scam content.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
6 Feb. 2025
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Indeed, in the past decade and a half, Israeli politics drifted towards conservative authoritarianism and Palestinian politics descended into corruption, division, and extremism, eroding the willingness of either side to trust the other or to compromise on anything.—
Peter L. Hahn / Made by History,
TIME,
6 Feb. 2025
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The heavy winds and blowing snow have been drifting over the roads.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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With Juan Soto no longer under their employment, Stanton’s health and continued production are of the utmost importance to a lineup that is also banking on a few other former MVPs.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2025
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Without a $300 million payroll, the Cubs are banking on certain players stepping forward.—
Patrick Mooney,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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Some lumped together threats of mass violence with a number of other disciplinary offenses, inflating the numbers.—
Aliyya Swaby,
ProPublica,
28 Jan. 2025
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Yet while some saw it as preferable to the old system, the term Hispanic still lumped together very different populations.—
Jane Hong / Made by History,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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This board, however, clumps the function keys into two groups.—
Josh Gulick,
PCMAG,
2 Feb. 2025
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The crescent cells aren't able to flow as freely through the veins, so they get stuck, clumping up to form blockages that result in the incapacitating pain crises Alessia endures.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Ridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridge. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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