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as in to round
to form into a round compact mass rolled up the wrapper from the straw and threw it

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as in to rumble
to make a low heavy rolling sound thunder rolling in the distance

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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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noun (2)

as in rotation
a rapid turning about on an axis or central point the squirrel did a quick roll and vanished up a tree

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Recent Examples of roll
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
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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 See All Example Sentences for roll
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  • Picasso, Richter, Hepworth, and Agnes Martin rounded out the highlights in what felt like a confident—if cautious—play for modernist muscle.
    Daniel Cassady for ARTnews, Robb Report, 14 May 2025
  • The Dallas Mavericks won the lottery and will pick first, followed by San Antonio, Philadelphia, Charlotte and Utah to round out the first five spots.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2025
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  • The Vantage Roadster produces less deep, NASCAR rumble, and more the song of a high-revving DTM race car.
    Jonny Lieberman, Robb Report, 12 May 2025
  • Tens of thousands of patriotic Russians are expected to line the streets, applauding as tanks and intercontinental ballistic missile launchers rumble past.
    Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
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  • Three heavy explosions from German guns rocked the bomber.
    Linda Dudik, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2025
  • 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
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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
  • If the sky turns ominous and thunder can be heard, find a secure place for shelter.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 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
  • The iconic teen drama kept emotions flowing from 1998 to 2003.
    Jen Juneau, People.com, 24 May 2025
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  • Tracks haven’t rotated in and out of the calendar since Hockenheim and the Nurburgring shared hosting duties for the German Grand Prix between 2008 and 2014.
    Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
  • When baking in a skillet, rotate the pan a quarter turn every 10 minutes.
    Josh Miller, Southern Living, 15 May 2025
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  • Rebalance Regularly Over time, your portfolio may drift from your original allocation due to market movements.
    Francis Gingras Roy, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
  • Flower beds burst with color thanks to the volunteer Village Gardeners, heritage buildings peek out from redwoods, and the hum of conversation drifts from coffee cups at Sue’s cafe.
    Belal Aftab, Mercury News, 13 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
  • 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 29 May. 2025.

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