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 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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as in rocklike
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Recent Examples of rock
Phil Plait, Scientific American, 25 July 2025
On July 19, the off-duty CBP officer was sitting with a woman on a rock near the waterfront in Fort Washington Park by W. 178th St. when two men pulled up on a moped and attempted to rob him around 11:50 p.m., cops said.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 25 July 2025
Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2025
On the evening of June 24 the political landscape was rocked: Zohran Kwame Mamdani, 33-year old Muslim Democratic Socialist Assembly member pulled off one of the more notable political upsets in recent memory, decisively defeating 67-year-old disgraced former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
—Abdul Osmanu, Hartford Courant, 30 July 2025
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Verb
This can be done with multiple sky cameras set up in various locations; if a meteor streaks across their field of view, the multiple vantages can allow astronomers to triangulate on the rock and measure its path.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 25 July 2025
On July 19, the off-duty CBP officer was sitting with a woman on a rock near the waterfront in Fort Washington Park by W. 178th St. when two men pulled up on a moped and attempted to rob him around 11:50 p.m., cops said.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 25 July 2025
Noun
The booze will be flowing and bars will be rocking all night in Kansas City and across Missouri during the 2026 World Cup.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2025
On the evening of June 24 the political landscape was rocked: Zohran Kwame Mamdani, 33-year old Muslim Democratic Socialist Assembly member pulled off one of the more notable political upsets in recent memory, decisively defeating 67-year-old disgraced former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
—Abdul Osmanu, Hartford Courant, 30 July 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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For the next few years, as the World Wide Web emerged, websites were measured in kilobytes, images were small and compressed, and video was essentially impossible.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 Aug. 2025
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Ultimately, your pitch deck is the compressed narrative of your ambition.—
Elena Volotovskaya,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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The operational efficiency gains are substantial enough to justify rebuilding treasury operations around crypto infrastructure.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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In other news as the feature enters post-production, Collins has announced a substantial equity investment into his production company This Seems Reel Entertainment.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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With the top of the Serie A table already looking extremely condensed, Juventus were held to a 1-1 draw by Lazio, a result that could prove costly in the race of UEFA Champions League places.—
Adam Digby,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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The overrated picks were more condensed, including three for Florida-Georgia and two for Notre Dame-USC, both of which are in the readers’ top six.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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The owner shared in the Reddit post that no one needed to worry; her dog is safe and sound.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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On the other hand, being transparent about financial matters can significantly improve your children's abilities to lead financially sound lives.—
Andy Busser,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rock. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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