roach

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Recent Examples of roach Twelve restaurants underwent follow-up inspections and 14 were cited for issues with roaches. Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Mar. 2025 Another duo of live roaches hung out on the wall behind a reach-in cooler. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025 In Shandong province, millions of roaches are ground into protein-rich feed that sustains local poultry and fisheries. Scott Travers, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025 The select fish species that may be caught on camera are the bleak, common roach, eel, freshwater bream, ide, perch, pike, pike-perch, rudd, and the white bream. Moná Thomas, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for roach
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roach
Noun
  • Floating overhead, a giant Humpty Dumpty balloon sported a Trump hairdo.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
  • The Espresso singer—who ironically acted in a film called Bad Hair Day in 2015—eschews the cool-girl vibe and goes all in on glam with her blond, bouncy hairdo.
    Kristen Philipkoski, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The term hair-raising takes on new meaning as two performers contort their bodies high above the stage, connected only by their coiffures.
    Karen D'Souza, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
  • To further see the blending of styles, Elvis' iconic pompadour coiffure also rocked the fashion of the day, making for an interesting addition to this groovy getup.
    Tim Moffatt, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • So what if your college classmate suddenly pivoted from finance to fitness influencing, or one of your friends got a terrible haircut?
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Instead of getting a haircut every three months, switch to every six months, for example.
    Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But that is still a sizable market; a 2020 analysis found that 10.5 million Americans used home hair permanents and relaxers, and clients are still having their hair relaxed at salons.
    Linda Villarosa Robin Miles Krish Seenivasan Alec K. Redfearn, New York Times, 13 June 2024
  • There is always a temptation to make the temporary permanent, which is why the peace government must prioritize elections.
    Ashraf Ghani, Foreign Affairs, 4 May 2021
Noun
  • That’s what the slick dude with the conk and the blue Pontiac says to Elwood, who is hitching a ride to get to college.
    Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Everybody had a new car and a conk.
    New York Times, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2021
Noun
  • The coupe was a relatively recent addition to the normal GV80 SUV, sacrificing a little volume at the back for a rakish ducktail rear end.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
  • At the back, there's a massive diffuser and a projecting ducktail spoiler.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Bradley jokingly suggested the facial hairstyle could bring him good luck.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Although the hairstyle also featured her usual honey blonde color, the contemporary styling felt like a stark contrast to her more sophisticated Glinda looks.
    Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Her speed keeps the plot aloft and, yes, covers some occasional thinness, in the manner of a comedy comb-over.
    Jesse Green, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Presented here, through some visual trickery, as a diminutive schlump with a hideous comb-over, Hawke doesn’t exactly disappear into the role, which strikes me as fortuitous and perhaps deliberate.
    Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025

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“Roach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roach. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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