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Recent Examples of roaches
Let’s start with some of the 27 dead roaches, a full third of which (that’s nine) were in two roach traps inside a reach-in cooler at the kitchen expo line, where your food is staged before being brought to you.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roaches
Noun
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Zelig has been working to make the virtual models on Build a Look appear more lifelike, utilizing multiple photo shoots on real models, relaxing the poses, and changing hairdos.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
9 Oct. 2025
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Idomeneo himself appears as a park ranger, complete with Greek motifs on his shorts, while other cast members parade in sailor outfits and bouffant hairdos.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But the pain will also reverberate through the broader economy, as federal workers stay at home and avoid the types of routine daily purchases — lunches, cabs, haircuts — that can make local economies hum.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
8 Oct. 2025
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Instead of focusing on the defense industrial base, the upcoming national defense strategy, or preparing to face threats across the Indo-Pacific and Europe, Hegseth talked about fitness tests and haircuts, coming across as pedantic for a room of seasoned commanders, the staffer said.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The research found a stark lack of anti-discrimination policies based on the way in which a person expresses their identity through outfits, hairstyles, behavior and other physical characteristics.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Swift’s signature hairstyles have gone through just as many evolutions as her music.—
Anneke Knot,
Allure,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Roaches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roaches. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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