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Recent Examples of rocker
The gentle toe rocker rolls my stride forward smoothly and has enough flex that my feet feel in control and my toes engaged.
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The Editors, Outside, 28 Aug. 2025
Jordan, now a teen-ager, lives with his mother in Phoenix and has rebelled by becoming a punk rocker.
—Rob Reiner, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
The left temple features a volume rocker and a menu button for adjusting settings.
—PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
The 39-year-old son of the late rocker and Sharon Osbourne paid tribute to his father exactly one month after his death — wearing a T-shirt featuring Ozzy's band, Black Sabbath, while out and about.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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The Editors, Outside, 28 Aug. 2025
Jordan, now a teen-ager, lives with his mother in Phoenix and has rebelled by becoming a punk rocker.
—Rob Reiner, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
The left temple features a volume rocker and a menu button for adjusting settings.
—PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
The 39-year-old son of the late rocker and Sharon Osbourne paid tribute to his father exactly one month after his death — wearing a T-shirt featuring Ozzy's band, Black Sabbath, while out and about.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rocker
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The strands boast a medley of maple leaves, pumpkins, and pinecones in earthy hues that add a pop of color to a mantel without looking over the top.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Sep. 2025
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Swift’s zigs and zags were well timed for cultural and technological shifts that were dissolving the very meaning of pop.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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Percussion and a choir imbued the ballad with a pulse, and the gracious Warren quickly turned to clap for the singers at song’s end.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Her endlessly inventive vocal approach and aching tenderness with ballads earned her a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master designation in 2012.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Very tricky, because this was a lullaby version of the song, rather than the original one (which opens with a piano sequence).—
Kris Holt,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Melanie's artistry from Greenwich Village to Woodstock to lullabies For Melanie, creativity occupied the broadest and most all-encompassing spectrum.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Osbourne, who died July 22 at 76 after a heart attack, famously bit the head off a bat during a solo performance.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Giancarlo Stanton had hit a solo shot in the second inning, and Wells had contributed a two-run blast in the fourth.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Behind her, a cluster of pastel shanties houses Rain Barrel Village, an open-air market and artist haven for more than 40 years.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Aug. 2025
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But beginning with the Class of ’23, search sea shanties have been growing grimmer.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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From his head-banging guitar solo to his crisp, impressively precise vocals, Thomas delivered male R&B showmanship reminiscent of Maxwell or D’Angelo.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Beach Girls’ records were released in the early 1960s, with Nilsson on background vocals.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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Andy’s part of the chorus is the best example, on the pedal.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
2 Sep. 2025
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Belgium announced its intention to recognize a Palestinian state on Tuesday, joining a chorus of Western nations that have released similar statements as of late.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
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That meant to ban the Korean language, to ban Korean folk songs from being sung.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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The reflection on language, image and sound also unfolds in the evolution of the voice-over, which turns into children’s cries, folk songs passed down from mother to child, and accounts of violence and sacrifice spoken tenderly.—
Cátia Rodrigues,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Rocker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rocker. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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