as in surging
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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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Recent Examples of rolling
Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
In Puerto Rico, where rolling blackouts are a persistent crisis, the Sierra Club is suing to stop a significant solar project, prioritizing procedural hurdles over real-world energy needs.
—Rob Sisson and Danielle Franz, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
AFAR Media, 19 Dec. 2024
The chain is also piloting Uber delivery at 100 of its restaurants, with the goal of rolling it out to the rest of the footprint after the holidays.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
The demand for air-conditioning strained the state’s power grid, and the grid’s operator, which goes by the acronym CAISO, instituted rolling blackouts.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
In Puerto Rico, where rolling blackouts are a persistent crisis, the Sierra Club is suing to stop a significant solar project, prioritizing procedural hurdles over real-world energy needs.
—Rob Sisson and Danielle Franz, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
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For more seasoned skiers, Round Valley’s 15 miles of rolling hills and scenic vistas offer peace and solitude.
—AFAR Media, 19 Dec. 2024
The chain is also piloting Uber delivery at 100 of its restaurants, with the goal of rolling it out to the rest of the footprint after the holidays.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
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From her senior international debut in 2016 through her role as a rotating winger and full back on the 2019 World Cup-winning squad, most of that dialogue centered on her potential.—
Jeff Rueter,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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Another group did some more tests of fox skulls, adding a rotating motion to the plunge.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
27 Dec. 2024
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More momentum-swaying sequences occurred in the second quarter.—
Alec Lewis,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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Sandy shores, a deep blue ocean, swaying palm trees?—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
30 Dec. 2024
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Imagine pouring syrup over a rock cake – all the lumps, all the bumps, will determine where the syrup goes and how fast.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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In those first heady six months of his tenure, his unbridled ambition had the affection pouring from the terraces to the dugout.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Symptoms like a fast heart rate, or shortness of breath, shaking and chills, confusion or lethargy.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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Your ruler Mercury will also station retrograde in Sagittarius—your seventh house of partnerships—on November 9, revealing all the ways your desires for independence may be shaking things up with up your closest allies and enemies.—
Roya Backlund,
StyleCaster,
23 Dec. 2024
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Whetstone sharpening involves soaking a low-to-high grit stone in water and gliding a dull blade up and down it at an angle, removing steel to create a sharp edge.—
Ahmed Ali Akbar,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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With Neptune gliding through your third house of communication, learning and mental processes, everything from your thoughts to the dynamics of your inner circles will undergo a subtle but powerful transformation.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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After ten days of cruising Antarctic waters, dodging icebergs, and spotting elephant seals, the cruise’s 140 passengers could toss their Dramamine, catch a plane from the gravel runway at Frei Station research base, and fly straight back to Chile.—
Blair Braverman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Dec. 2024
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The Celtics are cruising off of stellar chemistry and roster continuity.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Rolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rolling. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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