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Recent Examples of rocky
Brown, like Horford, suggested shifting lineups have produced some of the team’s rocky play.
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Jay King, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Feel the breeze in your hair by renting a Jeep and venturing on dirt roads across windswept rocky terrain, discovering petroglyphs and desolate beaches along the way.
—Paul Rubio, AFAR Media, 23 Dec. 2024
Rock scrambling is a middle ground between hiking and rock climbing where people navigate boulders and rocky terrain using both hands and feet.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 19 Dec. 2024
What to know: This hike on the Foothills Loop Trail will explore the geology and history of the San Pedro River Valley, with elevation changes, loose gravel, rocky and steep terrain, and stairs along the way.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
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Jay King, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Feel the breeze in your hair by renting a Jeep and venturing on dirt roads across windswept rocky terrain, discovering petroglyphs and desolate beaches along the way.
—Paul Rubio, AFAR Media, 23 Dec. 2024
Rock scrambling is a middle ground between hiking and rock climbing where people navigate boulders and rocky terrain using both hands and feet.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 19 Dec. 2024
What to know: This hike on the Foothills Loop Trail will explore the geology and history of the San Pedro River Valley, with elevation changes, loose gravel, rocky and steep terrain, and stairs along the way.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rocky
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Brain coral is a hard coral, also known as a stony coral or reef builder.Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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Playing the stony henchman who very gradually emits flickers of affection for his reluctant mark has brought the actor, already famous in his motherland, international visibility and a place in the awards conversation.Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2024
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Memories are shaky and some notations in public records are disputed by her family.Anagilmara Vílchez, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Those are also the building blocks of a society, a shaky foundation that forces the idealistic Tóth to flee one rotten country for another.Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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In the pictures, a smiling Strahan is seen walking and posing on the sandy beach in a black floral bikini and hoop earrings.Lawrence Yee, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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And, finally, the once-daily Changi Precinct Tour (10 a.m.) focuses on the hidden gems of the residential town just outside the airport, with 30-minute stopovers in Tampines Central Park and Changi Beach Park, a sandy spot for picnics and plane-spotting.Ashlea Halpern, AFAR Media, 17 Dec. 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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For eons, gay men (and their enablers) have been passing down misinformation about something that is admittedly precarious, yet more simple than it's made out to be.Fran Tirado, Them, 20 Dec. 2024
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Yes, but: Republicans' control of Congress beginning in January will be precarious.Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
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Loading your audio article A wee bit tipsy man on a scooter somehow blew past two checkpoints and roamed around Rikers Island before his nighttime joyride was cut short by security, court records show.Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 22 Nov. 2024
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Watch on Hulu All of Us Strangers Adam (the always superb Andrew Scott) is a television writer who largely keeps to himself, until an awkward encounter with his tipsy neighbor Harry (Paul Mescal) kickstarts a passionate new relationship.Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 7 Nov. 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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While her stack of profiteroles is a little wonky, both judges love her white-chocolate and coconut fillings as well as the variety with dark chocolate and caramel inside.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
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The issue is scientific in nature, and the solutions are inherently wonky.Justin Worland, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Rocky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rocky. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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