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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
John Bacon, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Due to their size and the manner in which vertical integration has rolled multiple entities in the drug supply chain into one conglomerate, PBMs have considerable control over which drugs are available to patients, at what price and where patients can access them.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
The national grocery store recently swapped out its beloved cinnamon rolls for a new formula, according to Sam’s Club Lovers’ Instagram page.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Tornado outbreak: Deadly storms destroyed homes and businesses The unsettled weather could roll as far east as the Carolinas, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Georgia and northern Florida on Thursday, AccuWeather said.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Due to their size and the manner in which vertical integration has rolled multiple entities in the drug supply chain into one conglomerate, PBMs have considerable control over which drugs are available to patients, at what price and where patients can access them.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
The Getty has acquired the archive of American artist Raymond Pettibon, best known for his punk aesthetic and documentation of the rock ‘n’ roll scene in Southern California in the 1980s.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
The national grocery store recently swapped out its beloved cinnamon rolls for a new formula, according to Sam’s Club Lovers’ Instagram page.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
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Verb
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Bonus tip: Pair with sliced fruit or a leafy salad (yep, this hits even in the a.m.) to help round out the meal.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
27 Mar. 2025
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Robertson rounded out his natural hat trick before the intermission on a two-man advantage.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Severe thunderstorms will rumble to life Wednesday afternoon in parts of western Oregon and push into western Washington a few hours later.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2025
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Mount Spurr, just to the west of the city of Anchorage, is rumbling.—
Erik Klemetti,
Discover Magazine,
19 Mar. 2025
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With the team shooting 14.7 percent in his minutes and rocking a 0.914 save percentage, there is an element of luck in play here.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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The big picture: The indoor vertical farming sector has been rocked by closures over the past few years.—
Katie Fehrenbacher,
Axios,
25 Mar. 2025
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Having started her career as a soprano, Hannigan turned her hand to conducting at age 40 at the Châtelet in Paris.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
18 Mar. 2025
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What this means: After spending significant resources over the past week to upgrade the offensive line, the Bears turned their attention to the defensive front with a top-shelf signing from the edge rusher aisle.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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Anytime billions flow into an industry, competition ramps up and stock valuations soar.—
David Trainer,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The look featured a semi-sheer white top with flowing sleeves and a loose silhouette.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
25 Mar. 2025
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The dining room on the floor below has deep red carpets, gold chairs, burl wood walls in a herringbone pattern and reflective metallic paint on the ceiling that intensifies the rotating 360 degree views.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Powered by the automatic Rolex cal. 3175, its GMT hand was still slaved to the local hour hand, meaning that a second time zone could only be tracked using the rotating bezel.—
Oren Hartov,
Robb Report,
28 Mar. 2025
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As another season at Tottenham Hotspur drifts towards an uncertain close, questions over the future of head coach Ange Postecoglou loom large.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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The Standard & Poor’s 500 slipped 0.3% after drifting between small gains and losses several times through the day.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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That last one, which stalks and growls realistically thanks to a trio of stunningly talented puppeteers, acts as both antagonist and doppelgänger to Pi.—
John Wenzel,
The Denver Post,
20 Mar. 2025
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There’s plenty such wordplay in The Safe House, to the point that the movie can seem like a caricature of overeducated, perpetually growling Parisians shouting for social change, but too self-centered and comfortable in their bourgeois lifestyles to do anything drastic about it.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Roll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roll. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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