rolled

Definition of rollednext
past tense of roll
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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 rumbled
to make a low heavy rolling sound thunder rolling in the distance

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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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Recent Examples of rolled First, this type of coverage is often rolled into your loan total. Liz Knueven, CNBC, 18 May 2026 Vincent Bolloré is seen as having had a hand in the appointment in 2023 of far-right journalist Geoffroy Lejeune as editor of Sunday newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche, or JDD, as its Lagardère Group parent group was in the process of being rolled into Vivendi. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 May 2026 Hundreds of spectators gathered along Ocean Boulevard dressed in rainbow tutus, dresses and shirts, whooping and waving as the Long Beach Pride parade rolled past Sunday morning. Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026 Allin rolled Guevara back into the ring and hit one Coffin Drop to put the challenger away. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026 Carano briefly attempted a guillotine on the way down, gave it up under pressure, and Rousey rolled into the armbar setup that defined her entire UFC and Strikeforce career. Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026 Best Types of Oats for Lowering Cholesterol There are several types of oats, including steel-cut, rolled (old-fashioned), and instant. Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 17 May 2026 The motorcycle went into the ditch and rolled multiple times, ejecting the motorcyclist. Wcco Staff, CBS News, 17 May 2026 As the credits rolled, the audience clapped politely. Ellise Shafer, Variety, 17 May 2026
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  • As Kelsey Luderer rounded third base and headed home Thursday after hitting a game-tying home run that ignited Sherman Oaks Notre Dame to a 6-3 Division 1 softball playoff win over Anaheim Canyon, she was greeted by every teammate at the plate.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
  • Encompassing all 20 numbers from the latest album and not a single song that existed prior to it (rounded out to 22 with a quickie Nina Simone cover and a duet with Jay Som on their 2025 collab), the 95-minute set couldn’t have been less of a career retrospective.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 15 May 2026
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  • Heavy equipment rumbled away on what is now red clay, no longer road asphalt, at the site Tuesday.
    Joe Marusak May 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
  • Trainor’s family and friends had followed the 30-year-old officer’s casket in a motorcade that rumbled through Federal Street, up to the church’s front doors.
    Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 13 May 2026
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  • So between those two things, the balance of gerrymanders has lurched pretty abruptly toward the right.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 15 May 2026
  • Meanwhile, federal policy has lurched in opposite directions.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 15 May 2026
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  • Ricard turned this island into a whimsical microcosm of the good life—one filled with food, drink, creativit,y and communality—and now his descendants are continuing that spirit in partnership with the Zannier hotel group.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 May 2026
  • Blanchette said the comment alarmed him and immediately turned his focus to Frew’s safety.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
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  • Fringe flowed from the sleeves and the dress’ skirt for a heavy effect that exuded the textural elements incorporated in Givenchy’s fall 2026 ready-to-wear showcase.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 17 May 2026
  • Together, all of those developments deepened class and regional inequalities, as capital flowed away from workers in the industrial hinterland toward financial centers like New York.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
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  • The Sabres have rotated between Luukkonen and Lyon all season.
    Arpon Basu, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • The program is the first Indonesian edition of Next Step Studio, a traveling initiative that began as La Factory at the Filmmaker’s Fortnight in 2013 and has since rotated annually through different countries.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 May 2026
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  • Any natural satellites of Psyche could’ve been ejected from the body by ancient impacts—or might’ve even been captured from deep space by chance encounters as the asteroid drifted through the solar system.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
  • The film stars Haddish, Regina Hall, Queen Latifah and Jada Pinkett Smith – the Flossy Posse – four longtime friends who have slowly drifted apart due to life’s demands.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 13 May 2026
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  • Jokic came off a pin-down from Braun to catch on the right wing — again making Gobert chase him around a screen — but air-balled the 3-pointer.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
  • 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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“Rolled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rolled. Accessed 19 May. 2026.

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