rockier; rockiest
1
: abounding in or consisting of rocks
2
: difficult to impress or affect : insensitive
3
: firmly held : steadfast
rockier; rockiest
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Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
Last quarter, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said travel demand was rebounding after a rocky start to 2025.
—Adrian Van Hauwermeiren, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Most of their bulk could be in the form of rock, potentially giving them more rocky material than even Jupiter or Saturn, even though Neptune and Uranus are much smaller than those two gas giants.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Virginia Distillery is hardly the only American business caught in the middle of the rocky US-Canada relationship.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
The ad battle comes on the heels of a rocky moment for Virginia Democrats, who were forced to confront violent text messages their attorney general nominee, Jay Jones, sent in 2022, comments that sparked bipartisan criticism and complicated the party’s message heading into November.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
Last quarter, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said travel demand was rebounding after a rocky start to 2025.
—Adrian Van Hauwermeiren, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Most of their bulk could be in the form of rock, potentially giving them more rocky material than even Jupiter or Saturn, even though Neptune and Uranus are much smaller than those two gas giants.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Virginia Distillery is hardly the only American business caught in the middle of the rocky US-Canada relationship.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Rocky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rocky. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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