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Recent Examples of roller
Reliever Matt Gage then committed an error on Corbin Carroll’s roller between the mound and first, loading the bases.
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ABC News, 27 May 2026
The 22-deck mega ship packs in one of the largest kids clubs at sea, plus bumper cars, roller skating, waterslides, a ropes course, and the Cliffhanger—the cruise industry’s first overwater swing ride.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 May 2026
Ewing hit a slow roller to third base for an easy final out, barely two hours after the first one.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
There’s even a sale on a beauty case that will slide right over your bigger Delsey Paris roller.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2026
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ABC News, 27 May 2026
The 22-deck mega ship packs in one of the largest kids clubs at sea, plus bumper cars, roller skating, waterslides, a ropes course, and the Cliffhanger—the cruise industry’s first overwater swing ride.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 May 2026
Ewing hit a slow roller to third base for an easy final out, barely two hours after the first one.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
There’s even a sale on a beauty case that will slide right over your bigger Delsey Paris roller.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2026
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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
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This serum is giving me lightweight, bouncy, shiny curls WITHOUT the oily feeling/look.—
Emma Greene,
InStyle,
4 June 2026
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In the clip, Charlie plays with his hair and even does a full 360 spin to show off his curls for the camera.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
3 June 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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Then-President Joe Biden’s party lost nine seats and control of the House that year — not a political tidal wave as many pundits predicted, but a defeat nonetheless.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2026
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After a tidal wave of blowback that culminated in a lawsuit, a nonprofit health system has reversed course in its plan to replace its Oregon emergency physicians with a national chain.—
Tara Bannow,
STAT,
6 May 2026
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Think more divorcée getting her groove back on an unseasonably chilly day, less spring breaker double-fisting piña coladas.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
3 June 2026
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At 21, a world-record breaker in her signature event, the 400-meter hurdles.—
Katie Abel,
Footwear News,
1 June 2026
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If the property tax Amendment 3 passes, a tsunami of red ink and unavoidable state belt-tightening will come just as every county and city are also starved of revenue.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2026
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Starting May 26, a tsunami of posts flooded social media from Iranians, who had largely not been heard from since the war began on February 28.—
Holly Dagres,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
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“Roller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roller. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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