roller

noun

Definition of rollernext
as in ground swell

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Recent Examples of roller But for a room that is mostly walls, an 18-inch roller with an extension is definitely your best bet. — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 20 July 2026 But open the Rocket Stop doors, and the smell of seasoned, fried catfish cooked to order distinguishes this gas station from convenience stores in which hot food offerings are typically just hot dogs on roller grills. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026 The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is already investigating FanDuel's use of celebrity messages to target high-roller VIP bettors. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026 Its roller has 24 water ports that spin at 270 rpm, or nine times per second, to mop your floors up. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for roller
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roller
  1. riffle
  2. comber
  3. curl
  4. wavelet
  5. tidal wave
  6. breaker
  7. tsunami
Noun
  • The brown trout of a lifetime that just sipped your fly can shoot down a riffle and bust that delicate 6-pound tippet.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2025
  • Tanks and soldiers with riffles have lined the streets of the Paraguayan capital all week.
    — Samindra Kunti, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Definition of riffle
Noun
  • In the scope was one of the many tiny fish bones that were found that day, probably belonging to a small comber or a wrasse.
    — Paul Greenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
  • The destructive combers continued to undermine dwellings near the water’s edge at West Newport Beach.
    — Scott Harrison, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2019
Definition of comber
Noun
  • Union’s glam team mirrored the vibrancy of her skirt with a set of voluminous curls that cascaded down her shoulders.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 25 July 2026
  • Her wild mane of curls and satiny crimson gown added a layer of vivid drama to the performance, accentuating her combo’s incendiary world-jazz sound.
    — Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 23 July 2026
Definition of curl
Noun
  • Pipe those wavelets of foie gras feculence over to neighboring Surfside, a two-bathroom kind of town with waste pipes galore.
    — Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 June 2025
  • Its wavelets lap enticingly at our feet, but the breaker that might truly knock the breath out of us never comes.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
Definition of wavelet
Noun
  • Monsanto has faced a tidal wave of litigation in recent years over its Roundup product.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 25 June 2026
  • With a population of over 200 million, any news story generates a tidal wave of jokes, many of them very sharp.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 25 June 2026
Definition of tidal wave
Noun
  • Not what you’re supposed to do in rehab, but Elizabeth was always a rule breaker.
    — Liz McNeil, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
  • This win sets up all sorts of tie-breaker issues for the Group, with three teams finishing 3-2 and heading to tie-breakers.
    — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of breaker
Noun
  • Working in the emergency room for the first time during her internal medicine clerkship feels like encountering a tsunami, as classroom knowledge and limited clinical experiences are suddenly, and forcefully, put to the test.
    — Tahneer Oksman, NPR, 23 July 2026
  • In some countries, there are earthquake-safe areas or tsunami-safe areas in the airports or in cities that help to direct people in the event of a disaster.
    — Andrei Popoviciu, The Dial, 23 July 2026
Definition of tsunami

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“Roller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roller. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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