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Recent Examples of roach
Inspectors also spotted roaches below the three-compartment sink and on the ceiling by the two-door upright freezer.
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Sacbee.com, 3 Dec. 2025
That is 100 percent a German roach.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
People regularly break into unoccupied units, roaches are an issue and maintenance issues go unresolved, Paris said.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 23 Nov. 2025
The roach comes with a donation of $10, $25 for a rodent, and there’s a vegetable option for $5.
—Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2025
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Sacbee.com, 3 Dec. 2025
That is 100 percent a German roach.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
People regularly break into unoccupied units, roaches are an issue and maintenance issues go unresolved, Paris said.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 23 Nov. 2025
The roach comes with a donation of $10, $25 for a rodent, and there’s a vegetable option for $5.
—Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roach
Noun
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The effortless, made-to-look natural hairdo, ironically, isn’t predicted to be a top trend this awards season, according to stylist Igor Rosales Jackson.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
7 Jan. 2026
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However, McMillan also sees the future getting nostalgic for vintage hairdos and techniques that have been recycled over the decades.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
31 Dec. 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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In the early months of the struggle, Pryor, the State Farm agent, kept going to Elizabeth Gutierrez for haircuts.—
J.C. Hallman,
Oklahoma Watch,
13 Jan. 2026
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Since the dawn of haircuts, commitment-phobes have avoided bangs for fear of the grow-out process.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
13 Jan. 2026
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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The conk, the afro… and the jheri curl.—
Sonari Glinton,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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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
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
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The actor, 42, sported a shaggy blonde hairstyle during a date night with girlfriend Monica Barbaro to see the Penn and Teller show in Las Vegas.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Old Hollywood glamour never goes out of style, and Yvonne Orji’s hairstyle at the 2025 American Black Film Festival proves that the archival look is here to stay.—
Elise Tabin,
InStyle,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Then, on the front row of Jeremy Scott’s spring-summer 2013 show, her effortless comb-over bob turned messy hair into a beauty statement.—
Essence,
Essence,
4 Dec. 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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“Roach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roach. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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