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Recent Examples of rocky
The mountain cams showed a blob of headlamp light near the summit at midnight, above the last rocky section on the Stüdlgrat.
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William Finnegan,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
The ace endured a rocky start punctuated by a hideous 11-run blowup in Minnesota and has now been sidelined with a shoulder injury since April 26.
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Mac Cerullo,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
The stock remains on course for a drop of more than 7% in June, a rocky month for Alphabet.
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Hugh Leask,fred Imbert,justina Lee,
CNBC,
28 June 2026
Gracie disappeared from Cedar Hollow Ranch in Real County, about two hours outside of San Antonio, June 18 after wandering onto a rocky hillside where the ranch’s other giraffes don’t typically go, according to ranch manager Vick Jones.
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Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 June 2026
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William Finnegan,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
The ace endured a rocky start punctuated by a hideous 11-run blowup in Minnesota and has now been sidelined with a shoulder injury since April 26.
—
Mac Cerullo,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
The stock remains on course for a drop of more than 7% in June, a rocky month for Alphabet.
—
Hugh Leask,fred Imbert,justina Lee,
CNBC,
28 June 2026
Gracie disappeared from Cedar Hollow Ranch in Real County, about two hours outside of San Antonio, June 18 after wandering onto a rocky hillside where the ranch’s other giraffes don’t typically go, according to ranch manager Vick Jones.
—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rocky
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Basic, an obscure album of oddball electronic rhythms and supremely wobbly guitar released in 1984 by Lou Reed collaborators Robert Quine and Fred Maher.
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On March 4, the walls of a Travis County courtroom in Austin felt wobbly with grief.
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Oscar Wilde, for example, reposes beneath a hulking deity whose iconoclastic castration, back in 1961, did little to restrain pilgrims seeking to smear red lips across his stony physique.
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Instead of looking like a sleek urban loft, the room can quickly start to feel cold, stony, and impersonal.
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The shaky outing continued Sasaki’s post-breakthrough slide, but the setback barely dents the Dodgers’ commanding division cushion, with San Diego still eight games back in the standings.
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Andy’s spark is just what Runway needs, though, since the glossy fashion magazine is on shaky financial grounds in the age of digital media.
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As previously reported by PEOPLE, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force, the incident occurred on Tuesday, June 23, in Staniel Cay, a small, sandy island in the Exuma Cays.
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Think sandy feet, long lunches, morning coffee with the Pacific.
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The rock bridge is an especially precarious structure that’s located on an unofficial section of the trail, the Star-Advertiser reported.
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This comes at a particularly precarious time for airports, as one of the biggest sporting events in the world is taking place in MIA’s backyard.
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The pebbly, black-sand beach is known for its calm waters, perfect for swimming.
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The vineyards lie in the Canavese, on the sandy, pebbly slopes of the Ivrea morainic amphitheatre, a vast glacial relief north of Turin that spills into the provinces of Biella and Vercelli.
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Taqueria Hoy remains a refuge for factory workers, restaurant crews, tipsy clubbers, cops, families, insomniacs and others hungry in between.
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Frustrated with her imperfect husband, a tipsy Marge stirs up a trilogy of fantasies of a different Homer.
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This Mediterranean herb likes the heat but not the humidity, so make certain to plant it in full sun in sandy or gravelly soil.
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His voice, including its gravelly quality and thick Cockney accent, was replicated with his permission through a deal with ElevenLabs, which licenses AI versions of artists’ voices.
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“Rocky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rocky. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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