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Recent Examples of roller
There could be another Maroon in the NHL one day, but in the meantime, the father-son duo took the opportunity to play on the same team when St. Louis hosted a national roller hockey tournament last month.
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Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 9 July 2025
This version adds a wet roller head and drip tray, plus a small water reservoir.
—Nena Farrell, Wired News, 9 July 2025
Pink plastic hair rollers were worn as accessories at AWGE.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 8 July 2025
This cordless device has six free-spinning massage heads, 24 massage nodes, and nonabrasive rollers that won't pinch your skin.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 12 July 2025
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Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 9 July 2025
This version adds a wet roller head and drip tray, plus a small water reservoir.
—Nena Farrell, Wired News, 9 July 2025
Pink plastic hair rollers were worn as accessories at AWGE.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 8 July 2025
This cordless device has six free-spinning massage heads, 24 massage nodes, and nonabrasive rollers that won't pinch your skin.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roller
Noun
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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
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Here’s a general guideline of the classification of rapids, according to author I. Herbert Gordon: Class I: Easy, slower water with light riffles.—
Morgan Tilton,
Denver Post,
8 June 2025
Noun
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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
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The destructive combers continued to undermine dwellings near the water’s edge at West Newport Beach.—
Scott Harrison,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Sep. 2019
Noun
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Wendy pulled up to the release party for Janet Jackson’s Damita Jo album in strawberry blonde curls, army green eyeshadow, pink highlighter, and a sheer, glossy lip.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
18 July 2025
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Celebs have truly embraced all shades of red in 2025, including Megan's pal Keke Palmer, who has been all about copper, auburn, and strawberry hues, and SZA, who performed at the Super Bowl Halftime Show with rich, deep auburn curls.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
15 July 2025
Noun
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The band, created by a bunch of teenagers in 1984, was starting to make wavelets in its tiny musical niche when its singer, Per Ohlin (nom de metal: Dead), died by suicide in 1991, at age 22.—
Elisabeth Vincentelli,
New York Times,
22 Mar. 2025
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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
Noun
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This historic change has the potential to trigger a tidal wave that could change the financial landscape of the mobile gaming industry and inspire others to challenge the status quo.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
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But in the tidal wave of everyday life, the tiny moments of connection that used to come so easily often get lost in the shuffle.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
Noun
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However, neither of these concerns felt like deal breakers.—
Anne Taylor,
Travel + Leisure,
21 July 2025
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The breaker immediately tripped again, leading the contractor to believe the breaker was bad.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 June 2025
Noun
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California reported its first tsunami waves just after 1 a.m. PT (4 a.m. ET).—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
31 July 2025
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That earthquake churned up a massive tsunami, which slammed into the Kuril Islands in a series of three waves.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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“Roller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roller. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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