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Recent Examples of roach
Perhaps the lack of living or once-living violations — flies, rodents, roaches, dead roaches — spared this West Miami-Dade location the indignity and profit loss of being closed by inspection.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Those violations included flying insects, a spider and roach activity.
—Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
Two dead roaches on top of a paper towel dispenser next to the cookline.
—David Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article Six South Florida restaurants were temporarily forced to close after state inspectors found violations ranging from rodent droppings to roaches (both live and dead) to improper storage of raw foods.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2025
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Those violations included flying insects, a spider and roach activity.
—Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
Two dead roaches on top of a paper towel dispenser next to the cookline.
—David Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article Six South Florida restaurants were temporarily forced to close after state inspectors found violations ranging from rodent droppings to roaches (both live and dead) to improper storage of raw foods.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roach
Noun
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Surprise New Couple Shailene Woodley and Emily in Paris Actor Lucas Bravo Show Off PDA in Paris Bravo has previously turned heads for sporting a surprising hairdo and ditching his clean-shaven look.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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Peck and Mount stand wearing bemused grins, while Gooding displays a mysterious countenance and stylish new hairdo while casually seated.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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But often overlooked are the clothes that accompany the coiffure.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
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Pearce, in a magnificent performance, plays him as a kind of citadel—towering yet human-scaled, his immaculate dress and coiffure barely mussed by the occasional burst of temper or spasm of ego.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
20 Dec. 2024
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Anyone who came of age in the '80s will get a chuckle—or groan—out of the Walmart advertising inserts that cleverly have been turned into wallpaper of fresh faced youngsters in questionable jeans and haircuts.—
John Oseid,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Short and Sharp Bobs Getty Images Getty Images Getty Images Getty Images Bobs are beauty’s most ubiquitous haircut right now, and there’s a trio of bobs that hairstylists predict will be ultra-popular this spring.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
27 Mar. 2025
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But that is still a sizable market; a 2020 analysis found that 10.5 million Americans used home hair permanents and relaxers, and clients are still having their hair relaxed at salons.—
Linda Villarosa Robin Miles Krish Seenivasan Alec K. Redfearn,
New York Times,
13 June 2024
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There is always a temptation to make the temporary permanent, which is why the peace government must prioritize elections.—
Ashraf Ghani,
Foreign Affairs,
4 May 2021
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That’s what the slick dude with the conk and the blue Pontiac says to Elwood, who is hitching a ride to get to college.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
14 Dec. 2024
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Everybody had a new car and a conk.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
27 Oct. 2021
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The coupe was a relatively recent addition to the normal GV80 SUV, sacrificing a little volume at the back for a rakish ducktail rear end.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
3 Mar. 2025
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At the back, there's a massive diffuser and a projecting ducktail spoiler.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Jan. 2025
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These hairstyles can cause hair breakage or even hair loss (traction alopecia).1 Anyone can have hair breakage from a tight hairstyle.—
Patty Weasler, RN,
Verywell Health,
28 Mar. 2025
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Despite doing almost the same exact hairstyles for the siblings, Townsend revealed that the two actually have very different hair textures.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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Excited fans got a sneak peek of Hunnam dressed as Gein on set, complete with trousers, a plaid shirt and jacket and a comb-over hairstyle.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
23 Nov. 2024
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Because Smith already looked rather similar to a young Chase, the hair department was able to recreate the latter’s distinct rectangular hairline and floppy comb-over style by zhuzhing Smith’s natural hair.—
Kirbie Johnson,
Allure,
14 Oct. 2024
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“Roach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roach. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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