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as in rounded
to form into a round compact mass
rolled up the wrapper from the straw and threw it
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as in lurched
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 turned
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 flowed
to move in a stream
just lying on the beach, watching the clouds roll by
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as in rotated
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 drifted
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
once we started rolling, everything went perfectly
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Recent Examples of rolled
The ball instead rolled into center field, which allowed Cronenworth to run home.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Lendeborg scored 27 points, Cadeau had 10 assists and the deep, unselfish Wolverines rolled into the Final Four, overwhelming Tennessee for a 95-62 victory in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday.
—Jay Cohen, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2026
Shortly afterward, Curry asked to be rolled onto his back.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
What’s great about Grayson’s story is that things were looking pretty bleak before the Bananas rolled into town about a decade ago.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 28 Mar. 2026
To keep pace, Air France has redesigned its La Première experience, having rolled it out on select Boeing 777-300ERs.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2026
But the Wildcats have rolled through this year's tournament outside of a couple of tense moments in the second round against Utah State, outscoring the opposition by 67 points in three double-digit wins.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
The crew have been in quarantine since March 20, when SLS was rolled from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to the pad at Launch Complex-39B (LC-39B), and will spend the days leading up to their mission continuing that quarantine at KSC.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
The senior forward landed awkwardly after a layup and rolled his ankle.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Lendeborg scored 27 points, Cadeau had 10 assists and the deep, unselfish Wolverines rolled into the Final Four, overwhelming Tennessee for a 95-62 victory in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday.
—Jay Cohen, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2026
Shortly afterward, Curry asked to be rolled onto his back.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
What’s great about Grayson’s story is that things were looking pretty bleak before the Bananas rolled into town about a decade ago.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 28 Mar. 2026
To keep pace, Air France has redesigned its La Première experience, having rolled it out on select Boeing 777-300ERs.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2026
But the Wildcats have rolled through this year's tournament outside of a couple of tense moments in the second round against Utah State, outscoring the opposition by 67 points in three double-digit wins.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
The crew have been in quarantine since March 20, when SLS was rolled from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to the pad at Launch Complex-39B (LC-39B), and will spend the days leading up to their mission continuing that quarantine at KSC.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
The senior forward landed awkwardly after a layup and rolled his ankle.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rolled
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Joel Farabee, Ryan Strome, Olli Maatta, Zayne Parekh and Adam Klapka rounded out the scoring.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Royce Lewis and Brooks Lee rounded out the lineup.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
28 Mar. 2026
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Panthers fans excitedly rumbled in his mentions.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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Two skiers died and five others were injured on Saturday when an avalanche rumbled down on them in the Italian Alps, in the Trentino-Alto Adige region, the mountain rescue service said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Since then, the larger culture has lurched rightward, with big corporations abandoning progressive signaling in favor of…other priorities.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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Over the course of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s term, CPS has lurched from budget crisis to budget crisis, able only to muddle through due to record-breaking mayoral declarations of tax-increment-financing surpluses.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Estrada Juarez turned the camera to show the sunset.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Eastlake defense turned three double plays behind him, including a nifty 6-4-3, started by shortstop Zowen Watson, to end the game.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps has declared the Strait of Hormuz — a waterway through which around 20% of the world's crude oil supply flowed until the war — closed to any ships not explicitly granted permission by Tehran, warning of a severe response for any violators.—
Ramy Inocencio,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Some $469 million has flowed into the ETF just since Jan 1.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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With the holiday rotated among her siblings' homes, each year brought new hunting grounds and places for the colorful plastic eggs to be hidden.—
Will Richmond,
The Providence Journal,
28 Mar. 2026
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First-year Current head coach Chris Armas rotated his side heavily in KC’s previous loss, a 3-0 setback against Seattle.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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So Prairie View drifted into the night, and Tampa glowed for the Gators.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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Using magnetic traces from ancient pieces of Earth’s crust, researchers found that a chunk of what is now Western Australia drifted toward the magnetic north pole over a few million years, as part of South Africa remained stationary.—
Marissa Grunes,
Scientific American,
19 Mar. 2026
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Bare root trees and shrubs, as the name suggests, are not sold in a pot or balled and burlapped.—
Dr. Lauren Kurtz,
Hartford Courant,
21 Feb. 2026
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Pare raised both hands, balled in fists, pumping away.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Rolled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rolled. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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