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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 swaying
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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Recent Examples of rolling
Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026
Raise the heat to high and bring to a full rolling boil.
—Lucinda Scala Quinn, Martha Stewart, 14 May 2026
CBS News, 17 May 2026
Only a few dozen people were seen traversing the main concourse, many dragging rolling luggage from departing or arriving Amtrak trains, which aren’t affected by the strike.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 16 May 2026
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Adjective
Coorg, in the Western Ghats, is known for its cooler climate, waterfalls, and rolling spice farms.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026
Raise the heat to high and bring to a full rolling boil.
—Lucinda Scala Quinn, Martha Stewart, 14 May 2026
Verb
Riley got the Braves rolling with his seventh homer of the season, a 431-foot shot with two outs in the first.
—CBS News, 17 May 2026
Only a few dozen people were seen traversing the main concourse, many dragging rolling luggage from departing or arriving Amtrak trains, which aren’t affected by the strike.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 16 May 2026
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He's also never won on tour, but he's been rounding into form lately.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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When a company in that position loses a quarter of its AI spend to integration overhead, that’s not a rounding error.—
Dennis Woodside,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
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The spooky, rumbling electronic score by Siriusmo (German EDM producer Moritz Friedrich) really bolsters the atmosphere of whimsy, weirdness and a tender sort of melancholy, a combination that’s uniquely Dupieux-ian and all the director’s own.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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Sources since have noted that talks have been quietly rumbling along with no public discussion about them by ITV until today.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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The sensation of swaying high above the ground might be impossible to quell at the World Cup.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
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The stream ended abruptly, but not before cameras captured Peters’ eyes seemingly rolling back in his head and his body swaying.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
8 May 2026
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The third-year students spent nearly a year developing and refining the engine, which runs through continuous rotating explosions in a circular chamber.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
18 May 2026
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The worst of the severe weather is expected west and northwest of the Kansas City metro, where supercells (large, rotating thunderstorms) capable of producing hail and strong to intense tornadoes are most likely from central Kansas and southeast Nebraska into Iowa and northwest Missouri.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2026
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The amphitheater’s Morton Salt birthright has creative juices flowing.—
Lisa Gutierrez
May 19,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
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More than 85% of the oil and natural gas flowing through the Strait of Hormuz goes to Asia, and many nations there have had to issue emergency energy rationing mandates.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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Longtime residents might remember the hot dogs and burgers making their way past eager students on field trips at the National Museum of American History’s revolving Carousel Cafeteria, or the large, greenhouse-like McDonald’s inside the Air and Space Museum.—
Fritz Hahn,
Washington Post,
15 May 2026
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So, for borrowers carrying revolving balances, that means the high cost of credit card debt isn't going anywhere either.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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In another image, Brown was photographed floating underwater in a pool, her dark hair drifting across the bright blue water as sunlight reflected across the surface.—
Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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The same report notes that Hilton publicly disputes Becerra’s assertion of front-runner status by citing polls indicating a tight race, underscoring that the campaigns are aggressively contesting the narrative rather than drifting in ambiguity.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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DeWanna Bonner is the consummate sixth player, still balling in her age-38 season.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
8 May 2026
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Bryce Young was balling though.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Rolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rolling. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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