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as in to rock
to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions
the car suddenly was rolling as high winds swept across the bridge
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as in to turn
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis
in order to knock your opponent off balance, you have to roll the log when he least expects it
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as in to flow
to move in a stream
just lying on the beach, watching the clouds roll by
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as in to rotate
to move in circles around an axis or center
rolled her head around her shoulders to loosen herself up
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as in to drift
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
once we started rolling, everything went perfectly
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as in list
a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system
called the roll of people supposed to be in the class
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Recent Examples of roll
Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2025
But the atmosphere is highly international, thanks to the UN delegation of staff that keep the resort rolling along.
—Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 30 May 2025
Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
This is also the story of the inevitable meeting (or collision) of Wall Street and rock ’n’ roll.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
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Verb
Being in the middle often means waiting until the beverage cart rolls by—or worse, asking your seatmate to get up.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2025
But the atmosphere is highly international, thanks to the UN delegation of staff that keep the resort rolling along.
—Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 30 May 2025
Noun
Thursday, June 12, Beef Goulash, California veggies, whole grain dinner roll, peaches, milk.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
This is also the story of the inevitable meeting (or collision) of Wall Street and rock ’n’ roll.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roll
Verb
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Charlie Day and Billy Eichner round out the supporting cast.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
24 May 2025
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Meghann Fahy, Kevin Bacon, and Bill Camp round out the dramedy's main cast.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
23 May 2025
Verb
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Gorillas make a deep, friendly rumbling to signal all is well.—
The Learning Network,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Zoom in: As severe thunderstorms rumbled along the East Coast on Monday, the National Weather Service faced the possibility of losing its ability to bring satellite and observational data into forecast offices in a timely manner, starting at midnight, current and former NOAA staff told Axios.—
Andrew Freedman,
Axios,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Three heavy explosions from German guns rocked the bomber.—
Linda Dudik,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 May 2025
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Bond markets were rocked after the vote, with the yield on 10-year Treasury bonds rising above 4.6 percent and those on 30-year bonds surpassing 5.1 percent, the highest level since October 2023, per CNN.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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On those to-go cups, customers often have to put their hands on several cups to turn them over to find their name.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Grayson Chrisley, who recently turned 19, now attends the University of Alabama.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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The bigger the bottleneck, the more freely the contents of the bottle flow through it.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 May 2025
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The iconic teen drama kept emotions flowing from 1998 to 2003.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
24 May 2025
Verb
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The Chargers rotated heavily at corner in Tuesday’s practice.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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The brigade rotates its infantry only on days when fog, rain, snow, or heavy wind limit the enemy’s visibility.—
Nataliya Gumenyuk,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2025
Verb
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The student wasn’t hurt, but the boat started drifting.—
Susan DeGrane,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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From casting a line and drifting beneath cottonwoods to paddling through splashing whitewater, adventures on the San Miguel are a refreshing way to experience its rhythms.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
23 May 2025
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Frequently Asked Questions Should you be concerned by stomach growling?—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
21 May 2025
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Never taking its eyes off the phone, the pup growled and barked, landing on its four legs only to get a running jump at the phone—but, thankfully, to no avail.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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“Roll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roll. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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