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roller-coaster ride

roller-coaster ride is the alternative form of rollercoaster ride.

Meaning of rollercoaster ride

Noun

rollercoaster ride (plural rollercoaster rides)

  1. (figuratively) Synonym of rollercoaster (“a situation characterized by significant fluctuations in direction, emotion or intensity”).
    • The past three decades have been a roller-coaster ride for the Charlotte, N.C., company, aiming to keep investors on a sugar high as it works out how to expand while remaining true to its heritage of serving fresh doughnuts.2025 August 25, Julie Creswell, “Krispy Kreme Bets on Big-Box Stores to Stay Fresh”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25...
    Synonyms:
    rollercoaster

Forms of roller-coaster ride

pluralroller-coaster rides

Questions about roller-coaster ride

What is roller-coaster ride the alternative form of?
Roller-coaster ride is the alternative form of rollercoaster ride.

Words near roller-coaster ride in the dictionary

  1. roller towel
  2. roller towels
  3. roller-blade
  4. roller-blades
  5. roller-coaster
  6. roller-coaster ride
  7. roller-coaster rides
  8. roller-coasterish
  9. roller-coasters
  10. roller-cone bit
  11. roller-cone bits

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