as in gem
a usually valuable stone cut and polished for ornament
a trophy wife with enough rocks to open her own jewelry store
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as in to sway
to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions
the boat was rocking so much that several passengers felt seasick
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as in to shake
to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side
the drunk rocked on his heels for a moment and then fell flat on his back
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as in to stun
to make senseless or dizzy by a blow
she rocked the mugger with a single punch and then ran
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as in to surprise
to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected
the news of the mayor's sudden death rocked the city
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Recent Examples of rock
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
27 June 2026
The festival hosts acts covering pop, EDM, rock, bluegrass, hip-hop and many genres in between.
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Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
In photos from the spread by photographer Rafael Pavarotti shared on Instagram, Madonna rocks a pale pink corset over a white leotard that peeks out the bottom and top.
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Meg Walters,
InStyle,
29 June 2026
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
4 May 2026
An old soul with with a huge, commanding voice, his catalog hovers between the orchestral swoon of pre-rock ballads, the pristine melodies of Anita Baker and the rangy, resilient yearning of his hometown’s soul tradition.
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Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Noun
For fans, the first listen was like a hard-rock cold plunge.
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Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
27 June 2026
The festival hosts acts covering pop, EDM, rock, bluegrass, hip-hop and many genres in between.
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Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
Verb
Andra Day rocks denim trousers to the Inside the Afties event presented by Amazon Music during the Cannes Lions Festival in France on June 24.
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Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
In photos from the spread by photographer Rafael Pavarotti shared on Instagram, Madonna rocks a pale pink corset over a white leotard that peeks out the bottom and top.
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Meg Walters,
InStyle,
29 June 2026
Adjective
As the quartet builds toward a post-rock crescendo and a wistful, snowcapped outro that’s lightly accompanied by the sound of children on a playground, Kinsella and his bandmates spin the narrative in a kaleidoscopic language all their own.
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Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
4 May 2026
An old soul with with a huge, commanding voice, his catalog hovers between the orchestral swoon of pre-rock ballads, the pristine melodies of Anita Baker and the rangy, resilient yearning of his hometown’s soul tradition.
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Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rock
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Wedged between two popular vacation towns – Pagosa Springs and Durango – Chimney Rock National Monument is another southwestern Colorado gem.
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Boutique gems, new offers win the day Elevated VIP-style vacays with truffles, oysters and bubbly are attainable with some tips and tricks.
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Martinez even swayed a little in his chair while workers tried to find a way to silence the music.
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Some gold ETFs directly invest in bullion kept in vaults, while others invest in shares of mining companies that tend to follow the price of gold while also being swayed by the companies' management decisions, efficiency and financials.
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Hernández said Rossi Ydrogo had just called his brother in Caracas 20 minutes before the earth started to shake.
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In Venezuela, rescue teams have been racing against the clock to pull survivors from the rubble after two powerful earthquakes shook the northern state of La Guaira last Wednesday.
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Still, the pace and scale of the effort has stunned longtime sanctions observers.
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While the crime plot is an obvious highlight, I was stunned by Tilly and Gershon’s incredible chemistry and the rejection of stereotypical noir tropes.
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Through the fantastical nature of this story and the original nature of the omniscient narrator Ahmad is able to continually surprise.
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There was also a nice moment with his dad, who surprised him after flying to New York on a red-eye Sunday morning.
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During Vargas Llosa’s lifetime, his political beliefs underwent extreme changes, from supporting Castro’s revolutionary Communism to championing traditional European liberalism, which included an adamantine belief in unregulated markets.
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Still, Naz, whose solitary ways confuse his family, very much wishes that Aziza wasn’t meeting his adamantine mother, Claudine (LaTanya Richardson Jackson), or his famous father, or his ex-state-senator older brother, Junior (Glenn Davis), recently incarcerated for embezzling campaign funds.
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Hanson has long tried to dismantle the crown jewel of Howard’s legacy—yet after Australia’s worst mass shooting since Port Arthur, her rhetoric and Howard’s converged.
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He is draped across a chair, jewels on his hand glistening, and fur rugs lining the floor.
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The old guard of the Democratic Party suffered another body blow when three socialist congressional candidates in New York with anti-Israel platforms swept to victory, lurching the party even further to the left.
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Initial data indicates both of these earthquakes were strike-slip, Magnani said, meaning one plate lurched past the other along the boundary.
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“Rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rock. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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