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Recent Examples of roach
To prevent roaches, keep stove tops, counters and floors clean of grease and food; repair any plumbing leaks; seal cracks and holes near doors, windows and other areas of the home; and always keep an eye out for signs of cockroaches, which can include eggs, droppings and shed skins.
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Inspectors spotted two live German cockroach nymphs at a storage cabinet above a two-compartment sink and a live adult roach on the floor near the ice machine.
—Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Infestation of roaches present throughout kitchen on food and non-food contact surfaces.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Here's how to get rid of roaches and keep them away.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Inspectors spotted two live German cockroach nymphs at a storage cabinet above a two-compartment sink and a live adult roach on the floor near the ice machine.
—Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Infestation of roaches present throughout kitchen on food and non-food contact surfaces.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Here's how to get rid of roaches and keep them away.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roach
Noun
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The international supermodel has yet to credit the stylist behind her new hairdo.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
4 Nov. 2025
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The original meme shows an altered version of Lovato’s face with what appears to be a strange buzzcut-combover hairdo.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ideal for anyone with a bob, the style allows the hair to be shaped into a romantic coiffure with shorter layers becoming part of an ornamental bun. Make-up artist Nina Park complemented the hair look with a delicate helping of blusher over the star’s cheeks and down the bridge of her nose.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
22 Oct. 2025
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His hair is the kind of shaggy that suggests abject neglect more than overpriced Hollywood coiffure.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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When I‘ve just had a fresh haircut and a good tan.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Most teams with RSNs owned by Main Street Sports, formerly known as Diamond Sports Group, had to take a haircut on their local rights fee as part of DSG’s bankruptcy proceedings.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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While Republicans made the tax cuts for the wealthy permanent, these minor tax cuts for a few ordinary Americans are short-lived.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
8 July 2025
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But that is still a sizable market; a 2020 analysis found that 10.5 million Americans used home hair permanents and relaxers, and clients are still having their hair relaxed at salons.—
Linda Villarosa Robin Miles Krish Seenivasan Alec K. Redfearn,
New York Times,
13 June 2024
Noun
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On the way to the conk pad, Mike runs over the f–ing show!—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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That’s what the slick dude with the conk and the blue Pontiac says to Elwood, who is hitching a ride to get to college.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
14 Dec. 2024
Noun
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For the road variant, the F1 GTR Longtail ditched the rear wing, leaving an integrated ducktail spoiler off the engine cover.—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
9 Sep. 2025
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Inspired by Ettore Bugatti’s favorite horse, the Brouillard incorporates a central spine, ducktail rear wing, and a custom tartan interior executed with meticulous craftsmanship.—
Shelby Knick,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The new line is designed to address challenges associated with protective hairstyles and extensions.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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The new hairstyle is reminiscent of how Princess Kate, 43, has worn her hair with tiaras for state banquets in recent years.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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Excited fans got a sneak peek of Hunnam dressed as Gein on set, complete with trousers, a plaid shirt, a jacket and a comb-over hairstyle.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
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Her speed keeps the plot aloft and, yes, covers some occasional thinness, in the manner of a comedy comb-over.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Roach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roach. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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