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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
Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Like many games, Silent Hill f is following a rolling midnight release throughout the globe.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
The director noticed that the exhausted Sheen couldn't keep his eyes open even when cameras were rolling.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
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There wasn't much body roll, but your progress will be limited by the grip available to the low rolling-resistance tires—push too hard and the result is plenty of understeer.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Like many games, Silent Hill f is following a rolling midnight release throughout the globe.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
At launch, Apple is rolling it out to 150 countries.
—PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
The director noticed that the exhausted Sheen couldn't keep his eyes open even when cameras were rolling.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rolling
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Cameras are rolling on BritBox‘s modern reimagining of Agatha Christie‘s Tommy and Tuppence detective stories, with the series rounding out its cast.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
16 Sep. 2025
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Across tens of thousands of customers, that delta isn’t a rounding error.—
Erik Huberman,
Forbes.com,
16 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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Funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR), the new Polarstern will be equipped with two 160 PULL ARC LM azimuth propulsion systems, commonly known as rotating propeller nacelles.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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Since then, however, the rotating former player cohost slot has always been filled by a contestant from the previous season.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
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Zelensky said Russia is planning two more heavy offensives after three previous attempts failed and that allies must sustain production of drones and electronic warfare systems and keep weapons and funding flowing to support Ukraine.—
Brendan Cole
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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By contrast, the bright SVGA colors, angular hills, flowing waterfalls, and isometric skyscrapers of SimCity 2000 felt, at the time, like the future implied by its title.—
Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
17 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 19 Sep. 2025.
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