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as in rounds
to form into a round compact mass
rolled up the wrapper from the straw and threw it
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as in rocks
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 turns
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 flows
to move in a stream
just lying on the beach, watching the clouds roll by
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as in rotates
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 glides
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
once we started rolling, everything went perfectly
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as in lists
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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as in rotations
a rapid turning about on an axis or central point
the squirrel did a quick roll and vanished up a tree
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Recent Examples of rolls
Karen Schroeder-Rankin, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
Arrange bottom sides of cut rolls evenly on prepared baking sheet.
—Karen Schroeder-Rankin, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
Arrange bottom sides of cut rolls evenly on prepared baking sheet.
—Karen Schroeder-Rankin, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
Melty, gooey Colby Jack and blue cheeses and tender, juicy buffalo chicken stuffed between sweet, buttery Hawaiian rolls sounds like a perfect recipe as-is, but our Test Kitchen took these Buffalo chicken sliders up a notch.
—Karen Schroeder-Rankin, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
Cinnabon is a national franchise specializing in cinnamon rolls, churros and coffee beverages.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2024
The justices could choose to review, for example, a lawsuit in swing-state North Carolina alleging that hundreds of thousands of noncitizens are on the state’s voter rolls.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2024
Cinnabon is a national franchise specializing in cinnamon rolls, churros and coffee beverages.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2024
The justices could choose to review, for example, a lawsuit in swing-state North Carolina alleging that hundreds of thousands of noncitizens are on the state’s voter rolls.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2024
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Melty, gooey Colby Jack and blue cheeses and tender, juicy buffalo chicken stuffed between sweet, buttery Hawaiian rolls sounds like a perfect recipe as-is, but our Test Kitchen took these Buffalo chicken sliders up a notch.
—Karen Schroeder-Rankin, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
Arrange bottom sides of cut rolls evenly on prepared baking sheet.
—Karen Schroeder-Rankin, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
Arrange bottom sides of cut rolls evenly on prepared baking sheet.
—Karen Schroeder-Rankin, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
Melty, gooey Colby Jack and blue cheeses and tender, juicy buffalo chicken stuffed between sweet, buttery Hawaiian rolls sounds like a perfect recipe as-is, but our Test Kitchen took these Buffalo chicken sliders up a notch.
—Karen Schroeder-Rankin, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
Cinnabon is a national franchise specializing in cinnamon rolls, churros and coffee beverages.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2024
The justices could choose to review, for example, a lawsuit in swing-state North Carolina alleging that hundreds of thousands of noncitizens are on the state’s voter rolls.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2024
Cinnabon is a national franchise specializing in cinnamon rolls, churros and coffee beverages.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2024
The justices could choose to review, for example, a lawsuit in swing-state North Carolina alleging that hundreds of thousands of noncitizens are on the state’s voter rolls.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Rolls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rolls. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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