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Recent Examples of roller
The Roomba's double-sided brush mounts gradually build up a tangle at either end, eventually requiring you to pull the ends off the roller and dig all the hair out.
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Loz Blain
october 14, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2025
And then a few Tech fans come along this weekend with their old, crusty roller brush and slung it all over the place, Jackson Pollock-style, only this isn’t a work of art.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2025
Anyone who doesn't manage to snag a bike can skate on one of the 17 pairs of Heelys that Roll Hill principal Vicki Graves-Hill, a Cincinnati native who grew up roller blading, is especially excited to see students use.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Oct. 2025
The girls filled their afternoons practicing somersaults and cartwheels, roller-skating, or swimming at the local pool.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
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Loz Blain
october 14, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2025
And then a few Tech fans come along this weekend with their old, crusty roller brush and slung it all over the place, Jackson Pollock-style, only this isn’t a work of art.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2025
Anyone who doesn't manage to snag a bike can skate on one of the 17 pairs of Heelys that Roll Hill principal Vicki Graves-Hill, a Cincinnati native who grew up roller blading, is especially excited to see students use.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Oct. 2025
The girls filled their afternoons practicing somersaults and cartwheels, roller-skating, or swimming at the local pool.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 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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Add English peas, flat-leaf parsley, and curls of lemon zest for extra character.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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MacLachlan has the visage of a much younger man, and Davis’s signature shiny brown curls are serving.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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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In the weeks since its launch, Platner’s campaign has received a tidal wave of support to the tune of more than four million dollars in donations and nine thousand volunteers across Maine.—
Li Goldstein,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 Oct. 2025
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Fields was swallowed by a tidal wave of pressure that pulled him underwater all day.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The council received 23 applications and ultimately voted for five individuals, ending the fifth spot in tie-breaker vote among five candidates — one of which was former Free Press photographer Tony Spina.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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One of my non-negotiable road trip essentials is a car window breaker, like this one from Sinsen.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Poseidon, first glimpsed on Russian state television a decade ago, was developed to travel very large distances and trigger a city-destroying tsunami.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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All proceeds from digital sales of the single went to victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.—
Angelika Ytuarte,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Roller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roller. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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