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as in silty
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as in unsettled
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roily
Adjective
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Another unsettled pattern could follow later in the week, depending on how the offshore low evolves, forecasters said.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
11 Oct. 2025 -
O'Donnell walks over to his black horse Duke who senses the unsettled energy coming from the captain.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In some cases, the frost is severe enough to end the growing season and is then referred to as a 'killing frost'.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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In September, a New York judge dismissed two murder charges related to acts of terrorism, including the most severe charge, first-degree murder.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
11 Oct. 2025
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For more than 40 years, the person responsible for the brutal rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl on Long Island has eluded capture.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Behind him, officials key to his brutal rule made a mass exodus, virtually undetected.—
Danny Makki,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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With his searching, but empty blue eyes, Leto is physically perfect for playing a questioning AI, and Lee brings her steely presence to bear on Eve, Peters the appropriately slimy essence to Julian.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
11 Oct. 2025
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If the bottom is slimy, Ek said to squirt dish or hand soap into the chamber, add water, tighten the lid and shake hard.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The finale had the impossible task of putting the monstrous show to an unquiet grave, and while some storylines seemed rushed and others completely ignored, even everyone’s least favorite season of GOT is heart palpitating.—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
31 Jan. 2025
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The decision is an outright and unbridled expression of my unquiet mind.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
10 July 2024
Adjective
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His landscapes are muddy and void, prone to sudden invasion by disturbing strangers, including the giant whale carcass that arrives on a train at the beginning of his 1989 novel, The Melancholy of Resistance.—
Walt Hunter,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
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Women will appreciate the Keen Women's Targhee 2 Mid-height Waterproof Hiking Boot, currently massively discounted to $91 (originally $155), offering reliable traction on muddy or uneven trails.—
Anne Taylor,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Never use bleach to clean the toilet tank as this harsh chemical can damage the tank's interior and lead to faster corrosion.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
11 Oct. 2025
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Except, much like the prison scenes, Kiss of the Spider Woman‘s reality ends up being much harsher than the fantasy.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The mozzarella in the filling mixture sort of serves as a binder or glue; without it, the cream cheese filling would be all oozy and might squish out of the chicken.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
13 July 2025
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So some of the menu items included burrata, the oozy cheese from Puglia, and a riff on the American invention the caesar salad.—
Liza B. Zimmerman,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Roily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roily. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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