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as in to rock
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 to turn
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 to flow
to move in a stream
just lying on the beach, watching the clouds roll by
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as in to rotate
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 to drift
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
once we started rolling, everything went perfectly
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as in list
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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Recent Examples of roll
Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 22 Feb. 2025
Vucevic rolled freely down the middle of the paint, drawing Landry Shamet into a difficult decision: stay home on the Bulls’ skilled 7-foot big man at the rim, or rotate up close-out on Ball, who popped out to the top of the key with a clean look at a three.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2025
French Roll Photo: Getty Images The French roll is back in a big way, and the luxe throwback style is an ideal wedding guest look.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 18 Feb. 2025
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Verb
After that collision, the Isuzu rolled and struck another westbound vehicle, an Infiniti QX50.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 22 Feb. 2025
Vucevic rolled freely down the middle of the paint, drawing Landry Shamet into a difficult decision: stay home on the Bulls’ skilled 7-foot big man at the rim, or rotate up close-out on Ball, who popped out to the top of the key with a clean look at a three.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
The film was preserved from the original 16mm B&W negative A and B rolls, the original 35mm three-track master sound mix, and the original 16mm master mix.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2025
French Roll Photo: Getty Images The French roll is back in a big way, and the luxe throwback style is an ideal wedding guest look.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roll
Verb
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With head rounded, Johnny Damon saw his batting average drop twenty-five points.—
Zach Helfand,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Instead of a carbon plate, the Endorphin Speed features a less aggressive nylon plate—and its slightly lower stack of bouncy foam won’t throw you off-balance when rounding sharp turns.—
Lauren Wingenroth,
SELF,
3 Mar. 2025
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Downtime typically lasts several hours so expect to see servers rumble back to life early Friday morning.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Chiefs defensive end Melvin Ingram crashed into Gordon, forcing a fumble that Nick Bolton recovered and rumbled 84 yards for a touchdown.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
5 Feb. 2025
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Local economies of counties with thousands of federal workers now subject to Musk’s axe could be rocked.—
Pat Beall,
Orlando Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2025
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Sultry Scarves As Seen On Kaitlyn Dever Both men and women have been rocking scarves, capes, and other adornments on the red carpet, as Kaitlyn Dever showcased at the SAG Awards.—
Sarah Boyd,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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In 2012, Friends of the Oakley Library suggested turning the former CentroMart Building on Main Street into a library, but it was later occupied by a grocery store.—
Hema Sivanandam,
The Mercury News,
22 Feb. 2025
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Moments after an emphatic two-handed jam in the closing seconds that sealed Sherman Oaks Notre Dame’s 68-61 upset of Harvard-Westlake on Friday night in Studio City, Tyran Stokes clenched both fists, turned toward his teammates and screamed at the top of his lungs.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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Huge glaciers flow down all of its sides, reaching up to fifty miles.—
Cassidy Randall,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2025
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In fact, some 40% of natural gas produced in the U.S. flows through Kinder’s systems.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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The Xiaomi 15 Ultra Acts Like A Camera In all this, your index finger can reach four physical controls: two buttons, a jog dial, and a rotating dial.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Equipped with a flip-up brush and crevice tool as well as a rotating nozzle, the vacuum is compact enough to get into just about any tight space.—
Ho Lin,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2025
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Even minor sparks or drifting embers can incite nearby foliage or grass, setting off a rapidly spreading fire.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Mar. 2025
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The outage occurred during a violent storm on the surface, which caused the ship to rapidly drift in the swells and drag the bell with it.—
Megan McCluskey,
TIME,
1 Mar. 2025
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As communicating quietly through body language didn't work, the dog tries loud communication, such as growling or showing teeth.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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Third, something large was growling and snorting at me inside the lodge.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Roll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roll. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
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