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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
Tiago Rodrigues netted a hat trick, while Austin Raposo and Gavin DaSilva buried two goals each and goalie Elijah McGonigle earned his fifth clean sheet as Westport (7-0-0) rolled to an 11-0 Mayflower Athletic Conference win over Avon.
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Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
The van rolled through the intersection before coming to a stop.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
As the cases rolled through the legal system, accumulating interest and court fees, the amount that patients owed often grew by 25%.
—Rae Ellen Bichell, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
As the credits rolled, post ear tug, Burnett, ever the fangirl, had the evening’s special guest sign an autograph book on the air.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The child has an extraordinary story that takes us straight into the changes reconfiguring Indian Country as a period of warfare rolled into the twentieth century.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Mayfield rolled right with plenty of time before unfurling a long throw that threaded between Blankenship and rookie safety Drew Mukuba and struck Emeka Egbuka in stride for a 77-yard touchdown.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
As with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, analysts might once have rolled their eyes at the Global Governance Initiative as mere sloganeering.
—Jeffrey Prescott, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2025
On the first play, Lindsey escaped pressure, rolled right and found Javon Tracy for a 27-yard completion to jumpstart the drive.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
The van rolled through the intersection before coming to a stop.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
As the cases rolled through the legal system, accumulating interest and court fees, the amount that patients owed often grew by 25%.
—Rae Ellen Bichell, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
As the credits rolled, post ear tug, Burnett, ever the fangirl, had the evening’s special guest sign an autograph book on the air.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The child has an extraordinary story that takes us straight into the changes reconfiguring Indian Country as a period of warfare rolled into the twentieth century.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Mayfield rolled right with plenty of time before unfurling a long throw that threaded between Blankenship and rookie safety Drew Mukuba and struck Emeka Egbuka in stride for a 77-yard touchdown.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
As with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, analysts might once have rolled their eyes at the Global Governance Initiative as mere sloganeering.
—Jeffrey Prescott, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2025
On the first play, Lindsey escaped pressure, rolled right and found Javon Tracy for a 27-yard completion to jumpstart the drive.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rolled
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In addition to Hunnam as the titular character, the cast is rounded out by Suzanna Son, Tom Hollander and Metcalf.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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Comfort food from Curly’s, steaks from Philip’s and Oregon Steaks, and offerings from Café Carmela, Jacobs Northwest, The Flavor Spot, and Three Monkeys Cafe rounded out the lineup.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
5 Oct. 2025
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Then, things got exciting for the large home crowd when Bell’s Aiese Poese picked off a pass and rumbled down the Northwest 17-yard line.—
Pat Wheeler,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Oct. 2025
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But the best has to go to the 6-foot-4, 347-pound Lawrence, who, while being double-teamed, got his hands up to deflect a Justin Herbert pass, batting it into the air, came off the double-team, snatched the ball out of the air and rumbled 37 yards before getting toppled.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The escalator lurched to a halt just after the pair got on.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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On Halloween of 2022, just weeks into the new school year, senior Ehni Ler Htoo was making his way through the halls of Proctor High School in Utica, New York, when a fellow student lurched at him from behind, repeatedly plunging a 9-inch hunting knife into his back.—
Tonya Simpson,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
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With hundreds of Elanco employees gathered with blue confetti at the ready, Indy, a rescue shelter dog turned service-dog-in-training, performed the official ribbon cutting, or in this case ribbon biting.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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When her biological daughter turned 7, however, something shifted.—
Nicole Chung,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
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Subtle fabric draping featured at the waist, which flowed into a column skirt.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
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Nearly 43,000 applications flowed in after the state opened applications in May.—
Rachel Wegner,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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During scrimmage work at Monday’s practice, Sacco and Quinn stood on opposite benches, and Sullivan rotated between both of them.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Only in a few photos is his head rotated enough to see his schnoz in all its Ashkenazic glory.—
David Kamp,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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Early snow had drifted half way to my knees in the timber.—
Robert Merchant,
Outdoor Life,
1 Oct. 2025
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This week, Caedan smiled thinking back on his grandmother, then again as his mind drifted to the single mother and two children her legacy now touches.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
28 Sep. 2025
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In a statement win for the Mustangs, Ralston Valley QB Zeke Andrews balled out.—
Matt Schubert,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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Her brother cannon-balled off a rock to join her.—
Brianna Randall,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Rolled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rolled. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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