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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
This time, some 80% of a new batch of bees rolled the ball under the blue circle, convincing Loukola that the bees had solved the problem spontaneously.
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Ari Daniel, NPR, 7 June 2026
Promgoers cheered and raised their hands each time a train rolled into the station.
—Jane Tyska, Mercury News, 7 June 2026
Friday’s game certainly didn’t go as planned as Crystal Lake Central (21-2) scored just 25 seconds in and rolled from there behind Loyola recruit Addison Schaffer, who had a goal and three assists.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
Any funds not used for education expenses can remain with the account owner, be transferred to another beneficiary or be rolled into a Roth IRA for the beneficiary, free of income tax or tax penalties.
—Jessica Dickler,greg Iacurci, CNBC, 5 June 2026
No foul was called on the play Brunson nearly rolled his ankle, which prompted the Knicks captain to shout at official Scott Foster.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 4 June 2026
In all, 16 of the 22 bees the researchers tested successfully rolled the ball into the right pit and got to enjoy a meal.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 4 June 2026
The moment stuck with her long after the credits rolled.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
The new products are being rolled at as Meta continues to overhaul its business to focus on AI.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Ari Daniel, NPR, 7 June 2026
Promgoers cheered and raised their hands each time a train rolled into the station.
—Jane Tyska, Mercury News, 7 June 2026
Friday’s game certainly didn’t go as planned as Crystal Lake Central (21-2) scored just 25 seconds in and rolled from there behind Loyola recruit Addison Schaffer, who had a goal and three assists.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
Any funds not used for education expenses can remain with the account owner, be transferred to another beneficiary or be rolled into a Roth IRA for the beneficiary, free of income tax or tax penalties.
—Jessica Dickler,greg Iacurci, CNBC, 5 June 2026
No foul was called on the play Brunson nearly rolled his ankle, which prompted the Knicks captain to shout at official Scott Foster.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 4 June 2026
In all, 16 of the 22 bees the researchers tested successfully rolled the ball into the right pit and got to enjoy a meal.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 4 June 2026
The moment stuck with her long after the credits rolled.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
The new products are being rolled at as Meta continues to overhaul its business to focus on AI.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rolled
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Sunday when her attacker rounded the corner of her Brownsville apartment building located near Glenmore and Christopher Aves.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2026
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Kenady aggressively rounded third and barely beat the throw home with a dramatic headfirst slide.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
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The frenetic electronics of Nineties dance music have rumbled beneath the surface of indie rock and pop for some time now.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
2 June 2026
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In the morning, the second Ford rumbled over the bridge as well.—
Eric Moskowitz,
The Atlantic,
31 May 2026
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By 2024 that gap reached 27 points – not because working-class voters lurched toward anti-government extremism, but because mainstream Democrats became dramatically more trusting of government as an instrument of social change.—
Nicholas Jacobs,
The Conversation,
2 June 2026
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As Aden Kassaye and her mother got out to inspect the damage, Beas Solorio reportedly lurched the BMW forward, making contact with Ayalew’s torso, prompting Ayalew to slam her hands on the BMW’s hood to brace herself and yell at the driver.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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The confessions of a paperboy turned journalist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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What was supposed to be 30 minutes of catching up turned into two hours of orange-and-blue gushing.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
9 June 2026
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Tears flowed as a historic postseason ended deep in San Diego County.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
7 June 2026
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Crucially, Ngai says, the term for extraterrestrials flowed from the word for foreigners, not the other way around.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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With Thompson out, Locke and Malik Hooker worked as first-team safeties, while Markquese Bell, Zion Childress and Alijah Clark rotated in with the second team.—
Nick Harris
June 4,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 June 2026
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Deploying Big Carl, the engineers lifted the 42-foot (13 m) RPV inside the reactor building, where it was rotated to a vertical position by a large internal polar crane and then lowered onto a support ring.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
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Topics of conversation drifted around at first like lazy clouds.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Sand has amassed a formidable campaign fund, cultivated a moderate image, and emphasized his rural background in a state that has steadily drifted rightward over the last decade.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
3 June 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
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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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“Rolled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rolled. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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