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Recent Examples of roach
Local supermarket shut down due to roaches, food safety
East West Foods, 4411 47th Ave.
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
july 4, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2025
June included restaurants with excessive roaches, rat droppings and one spot with five gambling machines.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2025
In one video, the passenger shared a video of a brown roach making its way up the back of a chair from the back seat pocket with its little legs as passengers who witnessed it could be heard murmuring in the background.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 14 May 2025
Praying mantises eat flies, moths, roaches, grasshoppers and more.
—Madeline Bodin, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
july 4, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2025
June included restaurants with excessive roaches, rat droppings and one spot with five gambling machines.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2025
In one video, the passenger shared a video of a brown roach making its way up the back of a chair from the back seat pocket with its little legs as passengers who witnessed it could be heard murmuring in the background.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 14 May 2025
Praying mantises eat flies, moths, roaches, grasshoppers and more.
—Madeline Bodin, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roach
Noun
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The artist also styled her hair up in an intricate hairdo consisting of several large knots, which transformed into a long ponytail.—
Hedy Phillips,
People.com,
5 May 2025
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The next year, Stone shocked thrilled attendees at the Grammy Awards by taking the stage, resplendent in a huge blond mohawk hairdo, as his band roared through a number of hits during the show's salute to the seminal group.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
10 June 2025
Noun
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The parade of state champions has done it with flair, both in their performance and their coiffure.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
17 May 2025
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The term hair-raising takes on new meaning as two performers contort their bodies high above the stage, connected only by their coiffures.—
Karen D'Souza,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The singer and host of her eponymous talk show showed off her new haircut in a clip shared by The Voice on Instagram July 22.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
24 July 2025
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The soccer legend decided to DIY his haircut the other day and the results were an epic fail.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
22 July 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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Photo : Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC When viewed from the front three-quarters angle, the smart little ducktail is hidden by the Vantage’s massive rear hips.—
Jonny Lieberman,
Robb Report,
12 May 2025
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Quad exhausts sit flush against the bumper, and a neat active aero ducktail spoiler sits at the rear.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Just ask Rihanna, who took her two sons, RZA and Riot, along as her dates for the premiere of her movie Smurfs—and wore the ideal hairstyle for posing for pics and hanging with her kids.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
14 July 2025
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The song’s accompanying video gave further exposure to the group, who became recognized for their look, particularly Score’s distinctive and unforgettable hairstyle.—
David Chiu,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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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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Presented here, through some visual trickery, as a diminutive schlump with a hideous comb-over, Hawke doesn’t exactly disappear into the role, which strikes me as fortuitous and perhaps deliberate.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Roach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roach. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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