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Recent Examples of rocky
Despite their rocky past, Kim and Alec have developed a healthier dynamic through the years.
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Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
Discovered by the University of Hawaii, NASA scientists believe this rocky tag-along has been orbiting near Earth for about 60 years and will likely continue until around 2083.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Ruh's resignation marked the latest development in a rocky year for the key swing state's Republican Party.
—Lawrence Andrea, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
With three months remaining in Haiti’s rocky political transition, United Nations Security Council members are calling on the country’s leaders and politicians to quickly set aside their differences and avoid a political vacuum.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
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Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
Discovered by the University of Hawaii, NASA scientists believe this rocky tag-along has been orbiting near Earth for about 60 years and will likely continue until around 2083.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Ruh's resignation marked the latest development in a rocky year for the key swing state's Republican Party.
—Lawrence Andrea, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
With three months remaining in Haiti’s rocky political transition, United Nations Security Council members are calling on the country’s leaders and politicians to quickly set aside their differences and avoid a political vacuum.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rocky
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The latest acceleration of price increases comes at a wobbly moment for the nation's economy.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
24 Oct. 2025
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With center Jake Brendel missing his first start in 3 ½ seasons, and with all due respect to Matt Hennessy’s fill-in potential, Williams must anchor and lead the 49ers’ wobbly offensive line more than ever.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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The images show thousands of homes turned to stony wreckage, green fields turned to dust, the veins of the city’s old roadways still visible.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
7 Oct. 2025
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Give her the chance to play pathos, and Squibb can crack your stony heart in half.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2025
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Fish with jig and pigs or plastic worms on a drop=shot rig or shaky head jig.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Oct. 2025
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With rising tuition, heavy student debt, and a shaky job market, more young workers are rethinking the four-year degree and turning to faster and cheaper routes to a steady career.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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For ten days in July, fighter jets roared, infantry exchanged fire in crowded streets, and mobile missile launchers twirled their payloads from sandy beachheads as part of its annual Han Kuang exercises.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Beach Club Villas will occupy 23 beachfront parcels, each one acre with about 150 feet of sandy beach frontage, with prices beginning at $7 million for the land.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
23 Oct. 2025
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Videos taken from the Aug. 27 concert show the former Fifth Harmony member balancing on her tippy toes after the high heel of one of her boots broke off.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Rumbold remembers standing on his tippy toes to interview 7-6 Manute Bol, the Whalers trials and travails, the UConn championships, high school highlights and the state’s later Little League champs among the many favorite stories.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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The stunning Spiaggia di Frontone, a pebbly crescent of clear water framed by rocks, is easily reached by taxi boat from the port.—
Nicky Swallow,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The fifth round of trade talks comes at a precarious time for US-China relations, after both countries slapped sweeping measures on the other following months of relative calm.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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The choice of major became more important, and the cost/reward proposition of higher education became more precarious.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Even Stacey and Florian noticed that Darcey was getting tipsy.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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Things only get worse when, after the guests go to bed, a tipsy Solène does cheerleading stunts with Damo by the Jacuzzi instead of working.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Rocky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rocky. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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