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Recent Examples of rocky
The 90-second preview finds the Man of Steel soaring into his final battle against Lex Luthor and Doomsday, one which got off to a somewhat rocky start earlier this week.
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 26 Nov. 2024
This is one of several misconceptions about nuclear energy: America’s nuclear waste is not buried in a mountain or tucked at the bottom of a deep, rocky cavern.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
Instead, a thin layer of rocky rubble serves as a makeshift boundary, a barrier from the beige that sweeps eastward up the hill toward the Maui mountains.
—Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Image Whether a table is holiday-themed and cluttered with glittering stars or crafted to resemble the surface of the moon, with papier-mâché aliens emerging from rocky craters, judges expect it to be set with spotless silverware and glassware.
—Tejal Rao, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 26 Nov. 2024
This is one of several misconceptions about nuclear energy: America’s nuclear waste is not buried in a mountain or tucked at the bottom of a deep, rocky cavern.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
Instead, a thin layer of rocky rubble serves as a makeshift boundary, a barrier from the beige that sweeps eastward up the hill toward the Maui mountains.
—Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Image Whether a table is holiday-themed and cluttered with glittering stars or crafted to resemble the surface of the moon, with papier-mâché aliens emerging from rocky craters, judges expect it to be set with spotless silverware and glassware.
—Tejal Rao, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rocky
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But some people encounter my stony glare and ask if the sun is bothering me.Sarah Garfinkel, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2024
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These vines, rooted deep in the stony soil, embody the character of the land and its native flora.John Mariani, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Despite its popularity, the law was on shaky legal ground, and a judge placed a restraining order on it almost immediately.Eladio B. Bobadilla / Made by History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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All of this leaves the already shaky government of Ishiba facing some very difficult choices.Steven Desmyter, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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There's an infinity pool, a lagoon pool with two slides and a stretch of sandy beach with a castaway theme right down to its weather outlook system – a coconut hanging from a branch next to a sign telling visitors what conditions to expect based on the appearance of the shell.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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In March 2026 Seabourn Venture will embark on a Wild South Atlantic sailing that includes the Falkland Islands and Argentinian ports like Bahia Bustamante, ideal for nature lovers, and Puerto Madryn, with its sandy beaches and lively restaurants, before making its way up the coast of South America.Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
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The wall was just low enough to allow Betts to stand on his tippy toes as Capobianco held Betts’ left arm up and over the wall; and Peters – by virtue of dumb luck – did not injure Betts’ right hand, wrist, or arm.Dan Freedman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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At the tippy top of Sheridan Road, Lake Bluff is like a small, charming town on the East Coast.Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 27 Oct. 2024
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Several legal experts and tech industry observers said the path forward for TikTok is still precarious.Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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The committee met Wednesday but did not come to an agreement on whether to release its report—which threatened to derail Gaetz’s confirmation as attorney general, which is already precarious as even GOP lawmakers have opposed his nomination.Alison Durkee, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The place feels a lot like a happy, tipsy, rainbow-America tourist trap.Brock Colyar, Curbed, 20 June 2024
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Aslin Summer Games at Aslin Beer Company The same weekend the Olympics kick off in Paris, teams of tipsy contestants in Washington can compete for something even better than the gold: Aslin gift cards, trophies and bragging rights.Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
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From far above, the area around Yanghai cemetery looks like a collection of ground-dwelling wasp dens, drilled into a gravelly desert.Sarah Scoles, Discover Magazine, 9 Jan. 2018
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This is the gravelly voice-over of Henry Hill speaking dutifully about downtown theater!Hunter Harris, Vulture, 27 May 2022
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Now Sykes and other Ohio lawmakers are touting that track record in a context different from wonky science advancements or the global tech race to beat out China.Maria Curi, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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Climate change is in some ways a math problem, and Jesse Jenkins is among the wonkiest and most effective of the number crunchers trying to work out a solution.Bill McKibben, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Rocky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rocky. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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