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as in rounding
to form into a round compact mass
rolled up the wrapper from the straw and threw it
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as in rocking
to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions
the car suddenly was rolling as high winds swept across the bridge
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as in rotating
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis
in order to knock your opponent off balance, you have to roll the log when he least expects it
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as in flowing
to move in a stream
just lying on the beach, watching the clouds roll by
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as in revolving
to move in circles around an axis or center
rolled her head around her shoulders to loosen herself up
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as in drifting
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
once we started rolling, everything went perfectly
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as in surging
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Recent Examples of rolling
Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
Her rolling pin is five feet long.
—Julie Jordan, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
It is written and directed by Evans, also deaf, and features an all-deaf cast, set atop the rolling hills of the English countryside in a quaint stately home.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
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Ronny curled into the passenger seat and switched the track to a rolling-bass beat from Future.
—Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
Her rolling pin is five feet long.
—Julie Jordan, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Departing from its 1905 depot like a moving postcard, the train follows the Toccoa River, passing sycamores and sourwoods, rolling hills, and farms along the way.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
It is written and directed by Evans, also deaf, and features an all-deaf cast, set atop the rolling hills of the English countryside in a quaint stately home.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rolling
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The series received three nominations this year, rounding out their total number of Emmy nominations in their seven seasons at 11.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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While most broths are perfectly serviceable for rounding out the flavors of a soup or giving a brothy head start to a braise, Epic provides the kind of gelatine-rich base that is worthy of spinning up into a ramen broth for weeknight noodle duty.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
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Apple’s promotional video for the iPhone 17 Pro is super loud and rumbling the floor.—
Eric Zeman,
PC Magazine,
9 Sep. 2025
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The hybrid trap track is filled with rumbling energy, setting up to be a hype song.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Last of Us star Pedro Pascal and Severance's Tramell Tillman — who are both nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama — both arrived rocking all-white looks that were pure magic.—
Breanne L. Heldman,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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At the same time Moss was rocking an earring and quoting Jeezy, Surtain was rounding into an All-American at Alabama.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
12 Sep. 2025
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Instead, the integration of HRC US has resulted in some staff rotating through F1 programs in Europe and Japan.—
Sam Abuelsamid,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The undulating building features exhibition spaces, a library, a museum, and concert venues where a rotating program of art exhibitions, performances, conferences, and workshops showcase Azeri history and contemporary culture, both local and international.—
Mae Hamilton,
AFAR Media,
9 Sep. 2025
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There is a mix of long toss and other drills to get his arm loose and adrenaline flowing.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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Still, the offense wasn’t flowing, and the unit had just given an extra possession to the Jaguars with an interception that led to a touchdown.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Another, also built from white disks on a bending wire, evokes a mechanized Japanese cherry tree, its circles—perched high on a narrow stem—not revolving so much as brushing quickly past one another.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Experts say many car shoppers could benefit from paying down revolving debt and improving their credit scores, which could pave the way to even better loan terms in the future.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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Any cell drifting in the skies is blasted with UV rays and desiccated.—
Katherine Bourzac,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Even an imperfect north star is better than drifting rudderless.—
Dr. Jonathan Reichental,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Apple has been low-balling its battery estimates for a while, though, and in our testing, the Series 10 lasted nearly 36 hours.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 Sep. 2025
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Now, his son picking up the pace balling out.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Rolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rolling. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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