Thesaurus results for ROLLER

roller

noun

Definition of roller

as in ground swell

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Recent Examples of roller The video additionally includes visuals of the Cleveland skyline and nostalgic shots of roller blades. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026 The play unfolded in the top of the sixth inning when the Phillies' Justin Crawford grounded a slow roller up the first-base line. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Spare yourself —and your spine—and opt for a roller bag instead. — Abbey Hudetz, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2026 That’s evident even from the eye-roller of a generic title, a cliché that reeks of preciousness. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for roller

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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

That specific stylist taught her a few techniques to style her hair, including using a dime-sized amount of gel with a quarter-sized amount of leave-in and running it through her curls.

— Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 14 Oct. 2026
Rather than slicking the head in hair gel, Magallones purposefully keeps the product use to a minimum, allowing for natural curls to come through on top of the head.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 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

European leaders have adopted a more aggressive stance to shield native businesses from a tidal wave of Chinese imports, which policymakers have blamed for deep job losses among European automakers and other sectors.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Now, more hiring managers are confronting the tidal wave of job candidates with their own AI tools.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of tidal wave

Noun

Not only is the song a record-breaker, it’s also refreshingly relaxed, twangy, and organic in an overproduced, AI-looming world.

— Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
Some are more frustrating than others — losing a normal Caps Lock key isn’t a deal breaker, but getting stuck with only mobile browsers just might be.

— Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026

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