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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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Examples of roll in a Sentence
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Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
Pick your mascot, roll the dice, and see what mayhem ensues around the digital tabletop.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Glamour, 30 Oct. 2024
Von Spakovsky dismissed concerns that the pre-election lawsuit arguments about voter rolls could actually overturn results, saying that requires proof of actual, specific ineligible votes that flipped the election.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Snow dusted Mount Humphreys in Flagstaff as cooler temperatures and thunderstorms rolled into northern Arizona on Friday morning.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
Pick your mascot, roll the dice, and see what mayhem ensues around the digital tabletop.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
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This belt brings a fresh, rock ‘n roll edge to the classic black leather belt, thanks to its high-shine silver buckle—a nod to this season’s silver and punk-inspired trends.
—Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Glamour, 30 Oct. 2024
Von Spakovsky dismissed concerns that the pre-election lawsuit arguments about voter rolls could actually overturn results, saying that requires proof of actual, specific ineligible votes that flipped the election.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Roll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roll. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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