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Recent Examples of rockaway
The show culminated with Jon shouting out a string of moves — the A-Town stomp, the muscle, the thunder clap, the rockaway — as more dancers flooded the stage.
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Jason Lamphier, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2024
Beres Hammond: The reggae star comes to rockaway as part of his Never Ending Tour.
—Trevor Fraser, orlandosentinel.com, 22 Aug. 2019
Jason Lamphier, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2024
Beres Hammond: The reggae star comes to rockaway as part of his Never Ending Tour.
—Trevor Fraser, orlandosentinel.com, 22 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rockaway
Noun
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When Tran rang it, Daisy and Kelsey pulled up in a surrey.—
Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
14 Aug. 2024
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The clanging warning that a family in a four-wheel surrey pedicab is rolling up behind you.—
Tim Ebner,
Washington Post,
10 July 2024
Noun
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Acceptable modes of transit include a 1969 Mini Cooper, any model of Range Rover that Prince Philip once drove, or a hackney carriage.—
Simon Webster,
The New Yorker,
14 Dec. 2023
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Feinberg is still driving under the same hackney carriage medallion that he was issued in 1975, according to police.—
Danny McDonald,
BostonGlobe.com,
10 July 2018
Noun
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Danza portrayed Tony Banta, an Italian-American who worked as a cab driver and boxer.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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DeVito’s character was Louie De Palma, the dispatcher and supervisor of the cab drivers.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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It's also understood that King Charles, 75, will attend Trooping the Colour amid his own cancer treatment, and conduct the review while seated in an Ascot landau carriage alongside Queen Camilla.—
Janine Henni,
Peoplemag,
30 May 2024
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Margaret’s son David Armstrong-Jones, the Earl of Snowdown, joined Charles and Camilla in their landau, while her daughter Lady Sarah Chatto traveled in the third carriage with her husband, Daniel.—
Janine Henni,
Peoplemag,
22 June 2023
Noun
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Konark Sun Temple, Puri One of the 24 chariot wheels of the rock cut Konark Sun Temple.—
Shalbha Sarda,
Architectural Digest,
4 Mar. 2025
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Going to celebrate the Passover, Jesus chose to enter the city on the back of a colt, in stark contrast to the warhorses and chariots of Roman armies.—
Lynne Silva-Breen,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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My parents catnapped in chaises on the sun deck or sipped wine on rocking chairs on the Aquavit Terrace, an outdoor space at the bow of the ship.—
Kerry Spencer,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2025
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These include Jean Prouvé chaise longues, Wassily chairs, a Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec dining table, and a George Nelson coffee table.—
Vivian Marino,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Best Time to Visit: Summer is hot and buggy (with temps in the 90s and mosquitoes), and hurricanes are possible in the fall.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
21 Jan. 2025
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Pokémon Scarlet and Violet were fantastic in their ideas, but dropped the ball in execution, with buggy, ugly, ill-performing games.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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Until the last couple of episodes, everything appears to be ripping along like a brand-new two-horse phaeton on a bright spring day.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
13 June 2024
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An open touring car, a phaeton conveyed the essence of speed and performance, and was built for real sporting types.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
26 Sep. 2022
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“Rockaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rockaway. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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