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Recent Examples of roller
The cleaning process includes hair-cutting scissors that zip across the roller brush.
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Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 6 Jan. 2026
For extra depuffing, follow with using a gua sha or face roller, always aiming out and down to get rid of excess facial fluid.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2026
The point guard dribbles off the screen while the 5-man rolls hard to the basket and the 4-man lifts to the perimeter, removing the interior help on the roller.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
The roller system itself resembled the rollers of a convenience-store hot-dog machine.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2025
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Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 6 Jan. 2026
For extra depuffing, follow with using a gua sha or face roller, always aiming out and down to get rid of excess facial fluid.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2026
The point guard dribbles off the screen while the 5-man rolls hard to the basket and the 4-man lifts to the perimeter, removing the interior help on the roller.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
The roller system itself resembled the rollers of a convenience-store hot-dog machine.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roller
Noun
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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
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Here’s a general guideline of the classification of rapids, according to author I. Herbert Gordon: Class I: Easy, slower water with light riffles.—
Morgan Tilton,
Denver Post,
8 June 2025
Noun
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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
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The destructive combers continued to undermine dwellings near the water’s edge at West Newport Beach.—
Scott Harrison,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Sep. 2019
Noun
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But those with coily hair can also snip a few singular curls and separate them with their fingers to get the same laissez-faire, unbothered look.—
Loren Savini,
Allure,
10 Jan. 2026
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And my favorite part is creating the chocolate curls on top.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Jan. 2026
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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
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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
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Further complicating matters are the tidal wave of family secrets exposed by the strain Milo’s disappearance put on Peter and his siblings, Brian (Daniel Monks) and Lia (Abby Elliott).—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
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Republicans acknowledge a tidal wave of Democratic subpoenas and depositions would be enough to bog down Trump for the rest of his administration.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The small bathrooms could be a deal breaker for some and don't seem to fit the standard of the rest of the hotel.—
John Wogan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
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The fresh start in Philly has reinvigorated Zegras, who has been a consistent game-breaker with his slick playmaking.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Moments later, the wave that rockfall generated (a tsunami) washed over the nearby villages of Nuugaatsiaq and Illorsuit.—
Paul Bierman,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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Japan’s Japan Meteorological Agency says there is no tsunami risk, but warns that earthquakes up to upper-5 intensity could continue for about a week, with the highest risk in the next two to three days.—
Anthony Trotter,
ABC News,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Roller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roller. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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