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Recent Examples of roller
Today’s roller derby draws spectators of all types.
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Colleen English, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2025
Replace the microfiber rollers regularly to avoid scratching the floors.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2025
At the time, rock & rollers were starting to launch their own labels, subsidized by majors.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
The brand has more or less done it all, outfitting Gold Rush prospectors and rock ‘n rollers a like.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 14 Mar. 2025
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Colleen English, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2025
Replace the microfiber rollers regularly to avoid scratching the floors.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2025
At the time, rock & rollers were starting to launch their own labels, subsidized by majors.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
The brand has more or less done it all, outfitting Gold Rush prospectors and rock ‘n rollers a like.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 14 Mar. 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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In place of his signature long curls, Baldoni's dark hair is cut into a tapered buzz cut with longer strands on top.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Instead of the usual flipped out ends, Rihanna’s long bob curls inwards with a bouncy blowout.—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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For example, complex analysis is used to manipulate wavelets, or small oscillations in data.—
William Ross,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2025
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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
Noun
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Chelsea Handler: The Feeling Following the success of her Critics Choice Awards hosting gig, Chelsea Handler is riding the tidal wave with a stand-up special that released on March 25 on Netflix.—
Rebecca Aizin,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Riding the emotional tidal wave, the Trojans earned a second consecutive trip to the Sweet 16, in Spokane, Washington this year, by overwhelming Mississippi State in every way – scoreboards, backboards, sonically, spiritually.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Female code breakers were crucial to the U.S. winning the war.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2025
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Alternatively, the washing machine might not be working if there isn't power running to the outlet, so check the breaker panel to determine if the breaker has flipped.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Another turning point in her life followed after the March 11, 2011, tsunami, the strongest earthquake in Japan’s recorded history.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
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Or films showing a tsunami roaring in, lava racing down a mountainside, the view from inside the eye of a hurricane.—
Marsha Sutton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Roller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roller. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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