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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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Lake Bluff village trustees are continuing to discuss issues related to its flag policy, but the matter remains unsettled.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025 -
With Cook’s departure, the Tigers’ quarterback battle remains unsettled heading into fall camp.—
Zach Sweet,
Kansas City Star,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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The idyllic universe that Mafalda had lived in was falling apart; the fissures in Argentinean society had become too severe, too dangerous, and the time for making sarcastic cracks at those in power had passed.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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The Boulder County District Attorney’s Office announced the new charges on Monday after the death of Karen Diamond, who suffered severe injuries from the perpetrator’s Molotov cocktails.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
30 June 2025
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The Royals lost to the Dodgers on Friday night, a brutal 5-4 loss as Jac Caglianone grounded into a double play to conclude the 11th straight home loss.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
28 June 2025
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The 28-year-old is playing on a medical exemption after a brutal stretch of injuries and illness.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
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Serious problems such as infections may arise, however, when those bacteria reproduce to form thick, slimy, treatment-resistant colonies known as biofilms.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 June 2025
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Use safe cleaning products: White vinegar is great to prevent slimy buildup.—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 June 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
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Furthermore, stormy weather in Stockholm meant the muddy pitch would favour the hosts’ more pragmatic style.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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Earlier pressings of this record sounded muddy and boxed in, but here, the piano sparkles and the guitar cuts.—
Philip Martin,
Arkansas Online,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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Come spring, the Ranger III carries everything from outhouses and diesel fuel for the generators to construction supplies to repair whatever damage Mother Nature did to facilities over the harsh winter.—
Diana Lambdin Meyer,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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Yet the harshest critic is often the one in the mirror.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
27 June 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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Much like an armored and insulated house, the oozy goo allows bacteria to safely live, thrive and replicate.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Roily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roily. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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