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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
Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
That should get money rolling into the city’s coffers as soon as November, Botich said.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
Emily Price, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Get the restaurant chain's Real Deal Meal on May 28 – the Original Roadies (trio of mini burgers) for just $11.99 or the All-American Cheeseburger for $12.99, both served with a garden or Caesar salad, a side, and a soft drink or tea, plus bottomless rolls.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Verb
The Gator did not stop at the stop sign and rolled through the intersection traveling at a speed of about 12 mph.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
That should get money rolling into the city’s coffers as soon as November, Botich said.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
Noun
The nose is inviting with caramel corn, toasted nuts, and sweet cinnamon roll aromas.
—Emily Price, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Get the restaurant chain's Real Deal Meal on May 28 – the Original Roadies (trio of mini burgers) for just $11.99 or the All-American Cheeseburger for $12.99, both served with a garden or Caesar salad, a side, and a soft drink or tea, plus bottomless rolls.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roll
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The first three rounds will take place on Sunday starting at 6 p.m., and rounds 4-20 will take place Monday starting at 11:30 a.m. Fans can watch day one coverage on MLB Network, MLB.com and ESPN.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
13 July 2025
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Arianna and her classmates at Horizons, a free summer academic program at the University School of Nashville, were rounding out their last few days together.—
Rachel Wegner,
The Tennessean,
13 July 2025
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Volcanoes in Alaska, Washington state, Oregon and Hawaii have recently been rumbling and even spewing lava, enough to spark a swarm of news stories.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
14 July 2025
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After 15 minutes, the new dryer rumbled to life in my house.—
Charles Hammer,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2025
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Soon, as orders poured in, Spencer was in a pizza-making frenzy, putting them in the oven, removing and slicing them with a rocking pizza cutter, and boxing them.—
John Tuohy,
IndyStar,
11 July 2025
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In his own signature no-nonsense style, Osbourne was defiant about his desire to keep rocking, despite his challenges.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
11 July 2025
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Then, as the century turned, the boys were pushed aside by rough young men.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
15 July 2025
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That turned into a backlash from within Trump's MAGA base when the DOJ and the FBI then stated in a memo there would be no new investigations of uncharged third parties.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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The death toll has rose to over 120 people killed since heavy rainfall overwhelmed the Guadalupe River and flowed through homes and summer camps in the early morning hours of July 4.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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Both the Sai and the Kok rivers flow into the Mekong, as does the Ruak, where unsafe levels of arsenic have also been found.—
Michael Sullivan,
NPR,
12 July 2025
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In addition to the usual fitness center, there are yoga and meditation rooms, and complimentary stretching, yoga, and meditation classes are held on a rotating schedule throughout the week.—
Hannah Freedman,
Travel + Leisure,
13 July 2025
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That’s proven to be a fruitful investment for the Yankees, who have primarily rotated Bellinger in the three outfield spots but use him intermittently at first base, too.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
12 July 2025
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Meanwhile, much of the Upper Midwest on Saturday was dealing with swaths of unhealthy air because of drifting smoke from Canadian wildfire.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 July 2025
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After drifting to the sidelines in last week’s Snatch Game, this is exactly where Bosco needed to land this week.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
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As country, hip-hop, rap, and acoustic folk rock collide at Summerfest 2025, one band's music style certainly sticks out: kawaii metal, a genre that blends death growl metal and pop sugar vocals.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
5 July 2025
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How naive of me to expect that those in the public eye would at least pretend to possess tact, diplomacy, magnanimity and graciousness rather than bark and growl like an angry pit bull on a thick clanking chain.—
Louis Balsamo,
Baltimore Sun,
25 June 2025
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“Roll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roll. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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