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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2
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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3
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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as in rocklike
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as in gems
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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1
as in sways
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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2
as in wobbles
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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3
as in stuns
to make senseless or dizzy by a blow
she rocked the mugger with a single punch and then ran
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4
as in surprises
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
ArsTechnica, 13 May 2025
Indy is just playing too fast, and too effectively on offense, for Cleveland to pull this out in a rock fight.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2025
Days after her delivery, Charlotte, who was the second to go into labor, was admitted to the hospital, and her best friend spent more than 30 hours there with her, rocking, swaddling, and burping the newborn while Charlotte was recovering.
—Rhaina Cohen, The Atlantic, 11 May 2025
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Noun
The Trump budget proposal also kills a key element of NASA's Mars exploration plans, the robotic Mars Sample Return mission to bring rocks and soil from the red planet to Earth in the 2030s.
—ArsTechnica, 13 May 2025
Indy is just playing too fast, and too effectively on offense, for Cleveland to pull this out in a rock fight.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Verb
An annual Maryland festival — which attracts thousands of attendees each year — faced a series of setbacks on Saturday when a woman drove into a busy crowd, just hours after a propane explosion rocked the same event.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2025
Days after her delivery, Charlotte, who was the second to go into labor, was admitted to the hospital, and her best friend spent more than 30 hours there with her, rocking, swaddling, and burping the newborn while Charlotte was recovering.
—Rhaina Cohen, The Atlantic, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rock
Adjective
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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.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2025
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Image My first collision with the adamantine wall of Vivamayr house rules coincided with my arrival.—
Caity Weaver,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Operational friction, fulfilment risk, and a need to rebalance sourcing, inventory, and vendor strategies in a compressed timeline.—
Jill Standish,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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The New Mexico senator said the compressed general election campaign schedule hurt Harris’s chances.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
4 May 2025
Adjective
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Strong Growth Momentum Expected to Continue After growing at a 76% average rate over the last three years, Hims & Hers is positioned to maintain substantial growth momentum.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Yes, a Knicks team that has been unstoppable in the fourth quarter is a substantial underdog against a Celtics team that is not only A) missing its top scorer but also B) struggling through a poor series by two of its top complementary scorers in Brown and Kristaps Porzingis.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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The buddy comedy was up against a very condensed marketing and PR window and still managed to pull off a viral campaign featuring film stars Keke Palmer and SZA.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2025
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Vietnamese Coffee Cake Muffins Vietnamese coffee, traditionally a strong coffee sweetened with condensed milk, is a delicious by itself.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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The reasoning is sound — intentional foul and force Adams, a 46.2 percent free-throw shooter to step up to the line and convert.—
Kelly Iko,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Keeping your cards, cash, and ID safe and sound while traveling just got way easier.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
2 May 2025
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“Rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rock. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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