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Recent Examples of rocker
The large aids at least leave room for physical controls, with a volume up/down rocker on each (volume is controlled universally via either aid) and a multifunction button that can change the environmental mode or be used to stop/start streaming media.
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Christopher Null, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2025
As a quick rule refresher: an artist or band becomes eligible for the Rock Hall once their first commercial recording turns 25 years old, meaning all of the aforementioned rockers must have released a song by 2000 in order to be up for consideration.
—EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (2009) Photo: YouTube
During the sad era of aging rockers playing their greatest hits without flourish or interruption, Springsteen was the only one who seemed to have some fun.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2025
During his own speech, Trump spoke about Kid Rock, saying the rocker had called him and asked him if he could be involved with the convention.
—Janelle Ash, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2025
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Christopher Null, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2025
As a quick rule refresher: an artist or band becomes eligible for the Rock Hall once their first commercial recording turns 25 years old, meaning all of the aforementioned rockers must have released a song by 2000 in order to be up for consideration.
—EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (2009) Photo: YouTube
During the sad era of aging rockers playing their greatest hits without flourish or interruption, Springsteen was the only one who seemed to have some fun.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2025
During his own speech, Trump spoke about Kid Rock, saying the rocker had called him and asked him if he could be involved with the convention.
—Janelle Ash, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rocker
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Knits were slouchy but perfectly contoured to a woman's body, jackets nipped at the waist and layered over A-line skirts and sporty trousers, fuzzy bag charms and belt charms unite, and tasteful pops of color highlight earthy tones.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Bring a pop of color to your closet with the Tabby Shoulder Bag 26, currently on sale for 36 percent off at Amazon in this timeless aquamarine hue.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2025
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The track, which will appear on Perfume Genius’ upcoming album, Glory, is a multi-faceted epic, filled with sudden tempo changes and atmospheric swings from tender folk ballad to resonant alt-rock glory.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2025
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The group, known for their slow jams and heartfelt ballads, met with lawmakers on Valentines Day eve to deliver a letter signed by more than 300 artists calling for swift passage of the American Music Fairness Act.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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The siblings made their appearance at Intuit after midnight (and after 3 a.m. ET), not to wake up sleepy viewers but to offer them a lullaby with a three-song acoustic set.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2025
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Sounds include white noise, lullabies, bird chirps and upbeat tunes.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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The show was part of a tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of Hill’s debut solo album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
15 Feb. 2025
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And Russell, who has written about her own abusive past and personal liberation in two award-winning solo albums, has proven just the conduit to embody both the boozy glee and the underlying trauma that her old friend Anaïs Mitchell wrote for the show’s most conflicted character.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2025
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Some shanties are nylon and collapsible while others are wooden and metal structures akin to a small shed.—
Brian Kaiser,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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Image That anti-immigrant animosity is driven by a desperation in poor townships and shanty towns where voting and protest seem to make no difference, Ms. Mazwai said.—
Lynsey Chutel,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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Marking his debut single under his new signing with Rimas Entertainment, the Puerto Rican artist delivers an infectious tropical tune with percussion, trombones, trumpets, and more, while his flirty vocals sing about a guy who’s trying to impress a girl with his English-speaking skills.—
Griselda Flores,
Billboard,
21 Feb. 2025
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Born in Mississippi to sharecropper parents and raised in Chicago, Butler brought his church choir vocals to an early iteration of the Impressions after meeting Curtis Mayfield in the mid-1950s.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
21 Feb. 2025
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The song enacts her process of finding power, as her voice moves from rapid-fire chants in the verses to soaring melodies in the chorus.—
Adam Bradley D’Angelo Lovell Williams Milton David Dixon III,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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The Democrats running against Adams and a growing chorus of others in New York are now calling on him to resign or for someone else to step in to do what the feds won’t.—
Harry Siegel,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
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Musicians Darius Rucker, Lee Ann Rimes and Jon Batiste are also featured on the album, made up of 10 tracks of folk songs and Sunday school lessons from Carter.—
Elizabeth Stanton,
Fox News,
3 Feb. 2025
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Carter won the trophy for his narration of Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration, a 10-track album of folk songs and Sunday school lessons from the former president.—
Zoe G. Phillips,
The Hollywood Reporter,
2 Feb. 2025
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“Rocker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rocker. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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