1
: harassed, oppressed, or obsessed by
—usually used in combination
guilt-ridden
debt-ridden
2
: excessively full of or supplied with
—usually used in combination
slum-ridden
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The last year has been filled with travel for our adventurous readers, who have road-tripped through Tuscany, ridden camels in the Sahara and toured some of India’s most spectacular landmarks.
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Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
This means that my sons have slurped spaghetti in Rome and ridden camels in Egypt but have never known the juicy joy of a pan chicken dinner on Eglinton Avenue West.
—Heather Greenwood Davis, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
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Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
This means that my sons have slurped spaghetti in Rome and ridden camels in Egypt but have never known the juicy joy of a pan chicken dinner on Eglinton Avenue West.
—Heather Greenwood Davis, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Ridden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ridden. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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ridden
adjective
rid·den
ˈrid-ᵊn 
: extremely concerned with or burdened by
guilt-ridden
slum-ridden
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