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as in to rock
to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions
the car suddenly was rolling as high winds swept across the bridge
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as in to turn
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis
in order to knock your opponent off balance, you have to roll the log when he least expects it
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as in to flow
to move in a stream
just lying on the beach, watching the clouds roll by
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as in to rotate
to move in circles around an axis or center
rolled her head around her shoulders to loosen herself up
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as in to drift
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
once we started rolling, everything went perfectly
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as in list
a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system
called the roll of people supposed to be in the class
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Recent Examples of roll
Brody Miller, New York Times, 18 May 2025
What was even wilder was how the ball bounced off the guy's head and rolled onto the green — talk about a lucky break.
—Savannah Leigh Richardson, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
But his crushing drives didn’t get any additional roll — a product of the wetness from the torrential downpours early in the week.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2025
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Verb
Scheffler’s 305-yard, high-arcing 3-wood tee shot softly rolling perfectly to the pin on No. 14 for a tap-in eagle.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 18 May 2025
What was even wilder was how the ball bounced off the guy's head and rolled onto the green — talk about a lucky break.
—Savannah Leigh Richardson, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
Noun
The Cardinals have had a top-10 offense in baseball, based on WAR, and after a middling start in April, the team is on a roll of late.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
But his crushing drives didn’t get any additional roll — a product of the wetness from the torrential downpours early in the week.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roll
Verb
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Charlie Day and Billy Eichner round out the supporting cast.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
24 May 2025
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Meghann Fahy, Kevin Bacon, and Bill Camp round out the dramedy's main cast.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
23 May 2025
Verb
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Gorillas make a deep, friendly rumbling to signal all is well.—
The Learning Network,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Zoom in: As severe thunderstorms rumbled along the East Coast on Monday, the National Weather Service faced the possibility of losing its ability to bring satellite and observational data into forecast offices in a timely manner, starting at midnight, current and former NOAA staff told Axios.—
Andrew Freedman,
Axios,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Three heavy explosions from German guns rocked the bomber.—
Linda Dudik,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 May 2025
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One of the photos in Lizzo’s carousel post was an April 6 screenshot of Beyoncé rocking her icy platinum blonde Cowboy Carter hair.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
23 May 2025
Verb
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Trump faced charges related to keeping hundreds of classified documents and refusing to turn them over to the FBI while Biden was under investigation for retaining classified documents.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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The nine-horse sprint turned into a four-horse battle by the final stretch and featured several lead changes.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
17 May 2025
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The iconic teen drama kept emotions flowing from 1998 to 2003.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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The bigger the bottleneck, the more freely the contents of the bottle flow through it.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 May 2025
Verb
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The Chargers rotated heavily at corner in Tuesday’s practice.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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The brigade rotates its infantry only on days when fog, rain, snow, or heavy wind limit the enemy’s visibility.—
Nataliya Gumenyuk,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2025
Verb
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The student wasn’t hurt, but the boat started drifting.—
Susan DeGrane,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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From casting a line and drifting beneath cottonwoods to paddling through splashing whitewater, adventures on the San Miguel are a refreshing way to experience its rhythms.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
23 May 2025
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The sight of Richard Parker, a growling behemoth of musculature and whiskers, is the most fearsome.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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Insider tip Don’t assume the only way to experience the bush is in a growling 4x4—what about an all-natural encounter instead?—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
8 May 2025
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“Roll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roll. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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