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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
Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
Put fennel seeds in a small, self-sealing plastic bag, and crush with a rolling pin.
—Martha Stewart, 5 Feb. 2026
Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
Now, Stallone and Hauser are rolling the dice.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
The price of customs bonds covers 10% of the duties and taxes paid over a rolling 12-month period, so if tariffs and taxes go up, the customs bond goes up as well.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
Put fennel seeds in a small, self-sealing plastic bag, and crush with a rolling pin.
—Martha Stewart, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
One option is rolling with a six-man rotation, which would keep Crawford or Sandoval in their preferred role while building in extra rest for the others.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
Now, Stallone and Hauser are rolling the dice.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2026
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Darnold and Seattle lost their first regular-season meetings with the 49ers and the Rams this season before rounding into NFC-championship form.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Instead, viewers were faced with one of the more excruciating scenes in recent sports memory as Vonn’s body went limp while rounding one of the course’s first gates.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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The song’s rumbling bass shook the room as the crowd went berserk and phones launched into the air, capturing the whole thing for the feeds where Esdeekid’s music, so far, has thrived.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2026
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The bass extension reaches down to a rumbling 5Hz, allowing low-frequency detail to be reproduced cleanly rather than boosted artificially.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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The budding photographer started bringing a camera with him on his underwater adventures to document his dives, with imagery posted on social media sharing sea species such as leopard sharks and swaying kelp forests that dance with the ebb of the ocean.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
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Imagine swaying to Latin rhythms, a taco in one hand, your partner’s hand in the other.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Feb. 2026
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Gu executed back-to-back double corks—rotating twice off-axis in the air.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
9 Feb. 2026
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That motion flows directly into a backflip, with Atlas tucking its body tightly, rotating midair, and landing cleanly on both feet.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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Plates of brisket, pulled pork and mac and cheese moved between tables as beers kept flowing.—
Martin Silva Rey,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Her Sunnyside restaurant feels like a celebration of cultures, flowing with fruit-forward cocktails, as tables share stews like the red lentil misir humming with heat and warmed with cardamom and cloves.—
Andrea Strong,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Feb. 2026
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Without Champions League football in 2026-27, there is every chance United will have to borrow money to spend significantly and dip back into their revolving credit facility — essentially, a bank overdraft — which funded much of last summer’s £215million expenditure.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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On the positive side, there isn't too much panic on the credit side of the equation yet for the sector, according to one banker, with revolving lines of credit not yet being drawn.—
Seema Mody,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
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Bitcoin was hanging just below $71,000 after drifting above the level during the weekend.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Instead of drifting away, those pollutants and smells are concentrating right in your neighborhood.—
Ahmad Bajjey,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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These are the romance movies that lean into big emotions, meaningful connections, and the kind of love that lingers long after the credits roll — and will likely leave you balling your eyes out.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
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At the time, state officials said the county had been allegedly low-balling assessments for years, which was the reason for the overall increase.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Rolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rolling. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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