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Recent Examples of roller
According to a Metropolitan Police press release, the anonymous victim — who asked police to release CCTV footage of the attack — had planned to attend a roller skating event in the Greater London town of Harrow on February 10, 2024.
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Abby Monteil, Them, 17 Jan. 2025
The ship also has bumper cars, roller skating, the aforementioned waterslides, two chocolate shops, on-demand cupcakes, and numerous other amenities for kids and teens.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2025
That’s largely thanks to its dual rubber roller brushes, which can really dig into the carpet with greater friction to loosen up those hairs and other stubborn debris.
—Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
It’s finished with a superior stainless steel roller buckle.
—Darryn King, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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Abby Monteil, Them, 17 Jan. 2025
The ship also has bumper cars, roller skating, the aforementioned waterslides, two chocolate shops, on-demand cupcakes, and numerous other amenities for kids and teens.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2025
That’s largely thanks to its dual rubber roller brushes, which can really dig into the carpet with greater friction to loosen up those hairs and other stubborn debris.
—Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
It’s finished with a superior stainless steel roller buckle.
—Darryn King, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roller
Noun
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On the water, target current breaks, pools, and deep riffles where trout will wait and ambush their food.—
Max Inchausti,
Field & Stream,
12 June 2024
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Sandbars and rock bars and gravel bars could be broken down into a full taxonomy describing their size and shape and orientation: chains and traps, riffles and reefs.—
Boyce Upholt,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 June 2024
Noun
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In the scope was one of the many tiny fish bones that were found that day, probably belonging to a small comber or a wrasse.—
Paul Greenberg,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Dec. 2022
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The destructive combers continued to undermine dwellings near the water’s edge at West Newport Beach.—
Scott Harrison,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Sep. 2019
Noun
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The actress styled her natural gray hair in voluminous curls and her makeup featured a smokey eye and hint of a pink lip.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
24 Jan. 2025
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Pattern Hydration Shampoo brings life back to dry, thirsty curls.—
Erin Parker,
Allure,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Does the little surge of Trump dances across sports represent a wave, or at least a wavelet, of athletes declaring their allegiances for the President-elect?—
Louisa Thomas,
The New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2024
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And importantly, the agency says, despite these wavelets of illness, severe outcomes like hospitalizations and deaths have been dropping since 2020 and 2021.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2024
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Seeking to combat the crack-cocaine trade that ran rampant in cities across America, the two bills caused a tidal wave in African-American communities—creating a crack-cocaine sentencing disparity, skyrocketing mass incarceration, and disappearing a generation of people—all because of crack.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
6 Dec. 2024
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Then one day in 2019, her son Huxley disappeared from videos altogether, prompting a tidal wave of questions from fans and eventually sparking a scandal that ended her career online entirely.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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With this year’s Virginia gubernatorial race locked in a monthlong tie, President-elect Donald Trump’s early performance in office will likely be the deal-maker — or breaker — for Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears.—
Paul Bedard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
16 Jan. 2025
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This new core will be brought back to Europe aboard an ice breaker that must keep it at -58 degrees Fahrenheit.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
9 Jan. 2025
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Japan's Nuclear Plants Rattled As Magnitude 6.9 Quake Hits Hyuga-Nada By Michael D. Carroll Breaking News Editor 0 Two of Japan's nuclear power plants were rattled on Monday when a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck southwest Japan, prompting a tsunami advisory for parts of the region.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
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In Rikuzentakata, Murakami finds that worldview pervasive among young tsunami survivors.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Roller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roller. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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