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"\u2014 Henry County (Kentucky) Local"
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"\u2014 Thomas Molnar"
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"\u2014 Kate Hairopolous",
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"\u2014 Sam Haysom"
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"After years of heavy drug use, she has finally reached rock bottom .",
"Their marriage has hit rock bottom .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"With mortgage rates well above 5%, refinance activity that was on fire when rates were at rock bottom during the pandemic has dried up, running more than 70% lower than last year. \u2014 Anna Bahney, CNN , 20 June 2022",
"Real isn\u2019t who\u2019s with you at your celebration; real is who\u2019s standing next to you at rock bottom . \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 13 May 2022",
"Policymakers had pledged to keep interest rates at rock bottom and continue to buy huge sums of bonds until the job market had healed substantially. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
"The Fed under Powell kept rates at rock bottom and flooded the economy with more money by buying massive amounts of bonds to spur growth and employment gains for disadvantaged workers, who are typically last to benefit from a recovery. \u2014 Don Lee Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
"JetBlue is banking on the acquisition as its best shot at near-term growth, even though the deal would mean combining its own full-service product with a model based around offering rock bottom prices and charging for every extra. \u2014 Charlotte Ryan, Fortune , 16 May 2022",
"For a decade, rock bottom mortgage rates helped home buyers steadily bid up the cost of housing. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Other parents cited the higher risks children face from auto accidents and other dangers, noting the rock bottom rate of serious infection and deaths from COVID among children in the state. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Amazon has so many best-selling iRobot models on sale at rock bottom prices. \u2014 Maren Estrada, BGR , 25 Nov. 2021"
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"After years of heavy drug use, she has finally reached rock bottom .",
"Their marriage has hit rock bottom .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"With mortgage rates well above 5%, refinance activity that was on fire when rates were at rock bottom during the pandemic has dried up, running more than 70% lower than last year. \u2014 Anna Bahney, CNN , 20 June 2022",
"Real isn\u2019t who\u2019s with you at your celebration; real is who\u2019s standing next to you at rock bottom . \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 13 May 2022",
"Policymakers had pledged to keep interest rates at rock bottom and continue to buy huge sums of bonds until the job market had healed substantially. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
"The Fed under Powell kept rates at rock bottom and flooded the economy with more money by buying massive amounts of bonds to spur growth and employment gains for disadvantaged workers, who are typically last to benefit from a recovery. \u2014 Don Lee Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
"JetBlue is banking on the acquisition as its best shot at near-term growth, even though the deal would mean combining its own full-service product with a model based around offering rock bottom prices and charging for every extra. \u2014 Charlotte Ryan, Fortune , 16 May 2022",
"For a decade, rock bottom mortgage rates helped home buyers steadily bid up the cost of housing. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Other parents cited the higher risks children face from auto accidents and other dangers, noting the rock bottom rate of serious infection and deaths from COVID among children in the state. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Amazon has so many best-selling iRobot models on sale at rock bottom prices. \u2014 Maren Estrada, BGR , 25 Nov. 2021"
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"\u2014 Bernard Malamud"
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},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Martin\u2019s line, dubbed the Royal Menagerie, includes fabrics and wallpapers inspired by the late rocker and the decadence of the \u201970s. \u2014 Helena Madden, ELLE Decor , 24 June 2022",
"Think: bright logos, thick rails, flat rocker , and a wide tail. \u2014 Zander Morton, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"Vangelis, the Greek prog- rocker and Oscar-winning composer for films like Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner, has died at the age of 79. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 19 May 2022",
"Platform boots, rocker plaids, and leather pants are in again. \u2014 ELLE , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The legendary rocker and his husband David Furnish\u2019s annual Oscar viewing party for the Elton John AIDS Foundation will return as an in-person event on March 27 after going virtual last year due to the pandemic. \u2014 Marc Malkin, Variety , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Fellow Canadian rocker and polio survivor Joni Mitchell followed suit in solidarity (the friends share the same manager and record label). \u2014 Ryan Faughnder Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 Feb. 2022",
"But Post evidently finds inspiration in the late rocker \u2019s gloomy cogency. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022",
"Born in Sidney, Texas to oilman and musician Wayland Seals, the rocker was a fiddle champion in his youth, and later took up the saxophone. \u2014 Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a center-pivoted lever actuated by a cam to push an automotive engine valve down":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The cylinder heads could be swapped bank-to-bank, featured integral valve guides, and lacked rocker arm shafts. \u2014 Car and Driver , 28 June 2020",
"Salvatore Vicari, the works council chief at Schaeffler\u2019s Homburg plant, said over the din of clanking and whirring machines transforming metal bands into rocker arms that help combustion engines save fuel. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 28 Mar. 2018",
"When deployed, the unit stretches 15.5 feet and uses rocker arms to tilt the spikes into the tire at the correct angle, ensuring maximum penetration. \u2014 David Beard, Car and Driver , 31 Aug. 2017"
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": the portion of the body paneling of a vehicle that is situated below the doorsills of the passenger compartment":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The rocker panel upsweep remains but the wheel arches have become rounder than before. \u2014 Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes , 31 May 2022",
"The car should show damage on the driver\u2019s side, specifically in the headlight area and on the black, plastic rocker panel . \u2014 Amanda Blanco, courant.com , 19 Sep. 2021",
"It can be seen on the wheels, rocker panel , roof racks, front grille and bezels around the headlamps. \u2014 Laura Burstein, Robb Report , 3 Aug. 2021",
"In just one, 24 kilos of meth was hidden in a rocker panel . \u2014 Jeff Pegues, CBS News , 29 Jan. 2020",
"Check out all the brightwork, the flush-fitting metal trim around the grille, around the window openings, at the rocker panel and bumper fascias. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 17 Jan. 2020",
"Even design details that Subaru touts as being new, such as the scalloped black rocker panels meant to evoke the sole of a hiking boot, have roots in the previous generation's design. \u2014 Annie White, Car and Driver , 13 Jan. 2020",
"The frame of the 2,370-pound Microbus was in excellent condition, but had the typical areas of rust, such as the doglegs ahead of the front wheels and the rocker panel . \u2014 Vern Parker, Houston Chronicle , 20 July 2019",
"The exhaust lost a hanger and one of the the rocker panels kissed a rock, but after installing a new Yokohama, the Telluride drives like new. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics , 7 May 2019"
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},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His wife, Phyllis, designed a pond that shines in their backyard among rockery , sunflowers, corn fields and an old Chevy truck. \u2014 Catherine M. Allchin, The Seattle Times , 23 Oct. 2018",
"There's a lot of rockery , there are plants indoors growing out of the corner. \u2014 Tom Philip, GQ , 1 June 2018",
"His guitarist sibling Jake has clearly studied Jimmy Page\u2019s locomotive riffs, and the song\u2019s vaguely medieval imagery resembles Zep\u2019s Middle Earth rockery . \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 13 Dec. 2017",
"Yamasaki installed the rockery and bonsai plants that over the years have become overgrown. \u2014 Lynn Thompson, The Seattle Times , 4 Sep. 2017",
"Yu Garden Your fantasy of old China: five acres of pavilions, koi ponds, plum blossoms, rockeries , and dragon walls. \u2014 Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country , 14 July 2017",
"Because there are few plants with this foliage color, Sedum nussbaumerianum is prized for use in dish gardens and rockeries where bright colors are desired without having to wait for flowers to emerge. \u2014 Brian Kemble, The Mercury News , 18 Jan. 2017",
"With its comically chubby Pillsbury Doughboy leaves, this plant is a delightful addition to a rockery or succulent garden. \u2014 Brian Kemble, The Mercury News , 11 May 2017"
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"1845, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Verb",
"Sales rocketed from 1,000 units last week to 5,000 units this week.",
"The train rocketed through the tunnel.",
"The spacecraft rocketed into outer space.",
"Her novel rocketed to the top of the best-seller list.",
"Their album rocketed up the charts.",
"His role in the movie rocketed him to fame."
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"1530, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"borrowed from Middle French roquete, borrowed from Italian (15th-century) ruchetta, rochetta, from ruca \"arugula\" (going back to Latin \u0113r\u016bca \"arugula, caterpillar,\" of uncertain origin) + -etta, diminutive suffix, going back to Latin -itta":"Noun"
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"bundle",
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"shoot",
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"travel",
"trot",
"whirl",
"whisk",
"zip",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182947",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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": a European candytuft ( Iberis amara ) having large and full flower clusters":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012320",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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": a winter cress ( Barbarea vulgaris )":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015650",
"type":[
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"antonyms":[],
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": a scientist who specializes in rocketry":[],
": one who fires, pilots, or rides in a rocket":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the December 1929 issue, Popular Mechanics covered the pioneering work of the rocketeer Robert H. Goddard. \u2014 John Brady, Popular Mechanics , 16 Mar. 2021",
"Despite the help of Nazi rocketeer Wernher Von Braun (played by Sacha Seberg), there are plenty of problems with the Atlas rocket. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 7 Oct. 2020",
"In 1923, German rocketeer Hermann Oberth first proposed sending telescopes into space to surpass the blur. \u2014 Popular Mechanics , 30 July 2020",
"The rocketeer hoped to reach the K\u00e1rm\u00e1n line, the point at which Earth's atmosphere and outer space meet, about 62,000 feet above the surface of the globe. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 24 Feb. 2020",
"Among his subjects are people participating in Mars simulations, those who are enthralled with the search for intelligent alien civilizations, and amateur rocketeers . \u2014 Robert Ormerod, National Geographic , 9 Apr. 2018",
"These days any rocketeer wishing to get staggeringly pie-eyed and maybe moon the Moon will have to hitch a ride with another space agency altogether. \u2014 David Arky, Smithsonian , 20 Mar. 2018",
"Cocoa Beach Mayor Ben Malik, a banker by day, noted that jobs are making a big comeback, with so many private rocketeers and other aerospace businesses hitting town. \u2014 Marcia Dunn, The Seattle Times , 4 Feb. 2018",
"But in the minds of a few rocketeers on both sides of the Iron Curtain, the old idea of the Earth's artificial moon suddenly transformed from an abstract theoretical concept into a potentially practical task. \u2014 Anatoly Zak, Popular Mechanics , 4 Oct. 2017"
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"\u02ccr\u00e4-k\u0259-\u02c8tir"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-155132",
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"Different stories Gutierrez\u2019s acquaintances describe him as a loyal friend, a ladies man, a rock hound , a smart businessman, generous to a fault. \u2014 Zeke Maccormack, San Antonio Express-News , 26 Mar. 2018"
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"To mark this year\u2019s milestone edition of the award, Scheufele chose to replace the translucent rock crystal with pink rose quartz. \u2014 Lise Pedersen, Variety , 10 May 2022",
"The rose quartz base, replacing a traditional rock crystal cushion, is significant in that, per Greek mythology, the powdery pink, delicately veined gemstone is said to have been created by Aphrodite, goddess of beauty and love. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 May 2022",
"The original emerald gems that hung from the bottom have been replaced with diamonds encapsulated in rock crystal to magnify their sparkle. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 4 Feb. 2022",
"The piece can be activated up to five times in a row and when it is set in motion the water, made from chalcedony, rock crystal and aluminum, begins to move for a ripple effect. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Boucheron\u2019s Holographique high-jewelry collection includes the futuristic-looking Halo necklace in rock crystal with a holographic coating and diamonds; price upon request, at Neiman Marcus Beverly Hills. \u2014 Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Mar. 2022",
"The informal dining area has 10-foot ceilings and a gold gilded rock crystal chandelier and expansive winders. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The transparent rock crystal , says Choisne, adds a sense of lightness to larger pieces. \u2014 Jill Newman, Town & Country , 24 Jan. 2022",
"The jar measures at about two inches tall and was crafted from rock crystal . \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Dec. 2021"
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"Halibut, Lingcod and rockfish such as black bass are here all summer. \u2014 Larry Olmsted, Forbes , 5 July 2022",
"Fish soup features local rockfish , specifically its belly, treated like salt cod, and pimenton for rich, smoky flavor. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"Katie Leslie is sorting through ribbons of intestines belonging to a rockfish that\u2019s been dead for 41 years. \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Aflalo grills a whole rockfish , stuffing it with piperade, a Basque tomato-pepper sauce, and fresh, fatty lardo. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 Aug. 2021",
"The Inlet also opened July 1 for rockfish with a 150,000 pound harvest. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 12 July 2021",
"For years off the Bay Area, fishing for rockfish has been limited to shallow reefs, no deeper than 240 feet, with a number of areas off limits to protect the large, slower-growing species that roam the depths. \u2014 Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle , 25 Mar. 2021",
"Tests routinely come back clear, although last month a solitary black rockfish was found to have cesium levels five times the national standard, the first fish to fail the test in 16 months. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Mar. 2021",
"The two bright spots compared with the five-year baseline were a 17% increase in crab revenues and a 6% increase for rockfish . \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 19 Jan. 2021"
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"The feral pigeons that inhabit the city today are the descendants of wild rock pigeons , also known as rock doves, which are native to Europe, northern Africa and southwestern Asia. \u2014 Keith Williams, New York Times , 23 May 2018"
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"\u2014 Kate Hairopolous",
"In the picture he's rocking a beard, a pair of shades and a striped t-shirt.",
"\u2014 Sam Haysom"
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"\u2014 Henry County (Kentucky) Local"
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"\u2014 Thomas Molnar"
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"\u2014 Chris Broussard"
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"\u02c8r\u00e4k"
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"careen",
"lurch",
"pitch",
"roll",
"seesaw",
"sway",
"toss",
"wobble",
"wabble"
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"She gently rocked the baby to sleep.",
"He rocked back and forth while he stood waiting.",
"The boat rocked back and forth on the waves.",
"An earthquake rocked the town.",
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"The news of the murders rocked the town.",
"Their invention rocked the computer industry.",
"The band rocked the crowd."
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"Middle English rokken , from Old English roccian ; akin to Old High German rucken to cause to move":"Verb",
"Middle English rokke , from Old French dialect (Norman & Picard) roke , from Vulgar Latin *rocca":"Noun",
"Middle English roc , from Middle Dutch rocke ; akin to Old High German rocko distaff":"Noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant, it was sold as a rock garden plant. \u2014 Janet Carson, Arkansas Online , 27 June 2022",
"Wild columbine is a fine choice for a gravelly slope, rock ledge, or rock garden . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
"Stonecrop works well as a hearty rock garden plant and has excellent drought tolerance. \u2014 Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine , 4 May 2022",
"Behind and underneath the glass, there is a small, tidy rock garden . \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Potential buyers will notice the soothing design qualities immediately, in the foyer and an adjacent room sitting room, with their rock garden , slate floors and large windows that bring the beauty of the natural surroundings inside the home. \u2014 cleveland , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Two of her paintings frame scenes-within-scenes, including a Zen rock garden , inside a pair of hands. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Penny has returned to the rock garden that was tended by her friend Fuzzy, which is still there among the dust and tumbleweeds. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Feb. 2022",
"The rock garden is a sprawling strobe-and-gel-lit outdoor nightclub attached to the posh Speke Hotel, on Nile Avenue, in the center of the Ugandan capital of Kampala. \u2014 Grayson Schaffer, Outside Online , 7 Feb. 2011"
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"first_known_use":{
"1836, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223545"
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"noun",
"verb"
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"If many older people had been suspicious of the jukebox in the early fifties, they were even more affronted by the success of rock and roll after 1954.",
"\u2014 Dominic Sandbrook",
"The industry has changed. Is it no longer sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll ",
"\u2014 AP News",
"\u2014 often used before another noun rock and roll legends/albums \u2026 Jack is in his corset, Jane is in her vest. And me, I'm in a rock 'n' roll band \u2026 \u2014 The Velvet Underground"
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": to perform or dance to rock and roll music":[
"Mark headed off to Liverpool over the weekend, where he did a little rocking and rolling .",
"\u2014 Paula Zahn"
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"He was wide awake and ready to rock and roll at 5:00 A.M.",
"\u2014 Gideon Wulff",
"\u2026 an overwhelming majority of the U.S. population has a primal desire to unfold a badass pair of shades, slide them onto their head \u2026 throw a jacket over their shoulder, and utter, \"let's rock and roll .\"",
"\u2014 The Onion"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Perhaps no art form is more iconic-American than rock and roll \u2014 a fusion of artistic and cultural influences that conquered global pop music within a decade. \u2014 Fox News , 29 June 2022",
"Presley was the first artist even remotely connected to rock and roll to receive a lifetime achievement award. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 27 June 2022",
"At the suggestion of Harold Jenkins of Helena (later known as Conway Twitty), the group headed for Canada in 1958 and found audiences there hungry for American rock and roll . \u2014 Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online , 30 May 2022",
"Singers Charles Johnson and Joe Ligon were stars in their own right, adding personality flourishes that Clem sees as the step before rock and roll secularized a spiritually authentic music. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 18 May 2022",
"Some of the greatest rock and roll music ever was released in that year. \u2014 Jim Ryan, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"And my record inhabits that space, including rock and roll , including soul music. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 3 Apr. 2022",
"The cradle-to-grave biopic of the unofficial king of rock and roll is a whirlwind of audio/visual wonder. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Oh well, maybe the factoid will help a future contestant or inspire this trio to visit the Shoals or look up our glorious history in the vast world of rock and roll . \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 17 June 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1954, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1956, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223934"
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"\u2014 John Hale"
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"first_known_use":{
"1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-224209"
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"noun"
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225548"
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"Rochon prism":{
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"definitions":{
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"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)r\u014d\u00a6sh\u014d\u207f-"
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"after Alexis M. Rochon \u20201817 French astronomer and optician":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230111"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a mineral (Fe II Fe 4 III (PO 4 ) 3 (OH) 5 ) consisting of a basic phosphate of iron isomorphous with frondelite":[]
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"\u02c8r\u00e4k\u02ccbri\u02ccj\u012bt"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-233152"
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": a crystalline salt KNaC 4 H 4 O 6 \u00b74H 2 O that is a mild purgative":[]
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"La Rochelle , France":""
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"Carly Patterson is rocking a tight yellow T-shirt with jeans and high wooden sandals, belting her lyrics into a microphone.",
"\u2014 Kate Hairopolous",
"In the picture he's rocking a beard, a pair of shades and a striped t-shirt.",
"\u2014 Sam Haysom"
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"The band was rocking all night long."
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": to be extremely enjoyable, pleasing, or effective":[
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"The superintendent describes [Michael] Doran as a rock on which the success of the school is and will continue to be built.",
"\u2014 Henry County (Kentucky) Local"
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"\u2014 Thomas Molnar"
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"Who's going to fight through screens or risk lumps and lacerations lunging into the stands after the rock ",
"\u2014 Chris Broussard"
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"their marriage is on the rocks"
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": on ice cubes":[
"bourbon on the rocks"
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"\u02c8r\u00e4k"
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"pitch",
"roll",
"seesaw",
"sway",
"toss",
"wobble",
"wabble"
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"Verb",
"She gently rocked the baby to sleep.",
"He rocked back and forth while he stood waiting.",
"The boat rocked back and forth on the waves.",
"An earthquake rocked the town.",
"The building was rocked by an explosion.",
"The news of the murders rocked the town.",
"Their invention rocked the computer industry.",
"The band rocked the crowd."
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"Middle English rokken , from Old English roccian ; akin to Old High German rucken to cause to move":"Verb",
"Middle English rokke , from Old French dialect (Norman & Picard) roke , from Vulgar Latin *rocca":"Noun",
"Middle English roc , from Middle Dutch rocke ; akin to Old High German rocko distaff":"Noun"
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": sugar maple sense 1":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Wood counters are typically made from rock maple --an extremely dense, blond hardwood--but teak, walnut, cherry and oak are also used. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Popular Mechanics , 9 May 2019"
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"first_known_use":{
"1775, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005440"
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"noun"
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"examples":[
"a book about rock climbing",
"We are going rock climbing .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Rachel Dees has always loved outdoor activities, such as mountain biking, rock climbing , skiing and fly fishing. \u2014 Robyn A. Friedman, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
"This is a prime base camp to access some of the state\u2019s best rock climbing , backpacking, road biking, and hiking. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 12 July 2021",
"Activities include camping, hiking, gardening, mountain biking, paddle boarding and rock climbing . \u2014 Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic , 14 June 2022",
"If kids are interested in sports such as skateboarding and rock climbing , why don\u2019t schools offer those sports in addition to traditional sports such as football, basketball and soccer. \u2014 Fred Bowen, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
"The resort will also offer nearby access to Mohonk Preserve, a private reserve known for hiking, biking and world-class rock climbing . \u2014 Everett Potter, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"That disparity is echoed in lopsided demographic statistics for outdoor activities, including visits to U.S. national parks, cycling, and rock climbing . \u2014 Ben Ayers, Outside Online , 12 May 2022",
"The park features thousands of square feet of trampolines, zip lines, rock climbing , dodgeball, trampoline basketball and other challenges, all in a clean and safe environment. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Dec. 2021",
"Simon, a nearly 6-year-old Bombay cat, loves hiking, rock climbing , kayaking, biking, sailing, skiing, snowboarding, sledding, and even swimming. \u2014 Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE.com , 9 May 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1875, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005605"
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"\u2014 David Bowie",
"He's what I always thought rock stars should be: sexy, dangerous, outrageous, and funny. And at least a little self-aware.",
"\u2014 Doug Brod"
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"Locals came streaming across a muddy construction site on the Cooper River to catch a glimpse of the rock star of politics.",
"\u2014 Howard Fineman",
"The Colchester Boards of Selectmen, Finance and Education are the rock stars of our town's elected government.",
"\u2014 Jason Cohen",
"For the agency, whose mission is building soil health, Brandt [David Brandt, farmer] has emerged as a kind of rock star . He's a \"step ahead of the game.\"",
"\u2014 Tom Philpott",
"Pale-faced and bespectacled, the 43-year-old Chudzinski is an emerging rock star in NFL coaching circles.",
"\u2014 David G Fleming",
"\u2026 the day of the celebrity chef is seriously upon us. Chefs have become the rock stars of their generation, and we all long to know them better.",
"\u2014 Ruth Reichl"
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"first_known_use":{
"1960, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005816"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": phosphate rock used as a fertilizer":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011702"
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": stonework with a surface left broken and rough":[],
": a crystalline dicarboxylic acid C 17 H 32 O 4 derived from succinic acid and found in various lichens (as Roccella tinctoria )":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"roccellic International Scientific Vocabulary roccell- (from New Latin Roccella ) + -ic":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-052310"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a toy horse mounted on rockers":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Our daughter\u2019s wooden rocking horse rests on an overhead shelf, its racing days long over. \u2014 Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Among the oversized props that popped up during the walkthrough were giant plungers, oversized mushrooms everywhere, dancing toothbrushes and tubes of toothpaste, a two-story bathtub, a titanic anthropomorphic toilet and a Vegas-sized rocking horse . \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 29 Dec. 2021",
"As the warriors in their armor and plumed helmets march in circles, indulge in a drunken frat-party, and frantically ride a rocking horse (actually a deer), their antics recall Monty Python skits, but these absurd creatures have weapons. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Ulyana Sergeenko\u2019s couture label uses an iconic rocking horse as its logo. \u2014 Stephan Rabimov, Forbes , 31 Aug. 2021",
"There\u2019s the underdog horse and the horse who brings the family together in unexpected ways; a child, free with gladness, atop their first rocking horse . \u2014 T Kira Madden, refinery29.com , 3 Aug. 2021",
"Her body sways backward and forward like a rocking horse being pulled along on a dolly. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 13 Mar. 2020",
"Other items spotted in the playroom include a collection of rocking horses , a ball pit with an attachable slide, and an art easel for painting. \u2014 Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful , 13 Feb. 2020",
"Theater props: Dan Butler at Flexible Storage Solutions in the U.K. unearthed in one of his units a 7-foot-tall wooden horse, too large to be a child\u2019s rocking horse , but perfect for a stage. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 Feb. 2020"
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"first_known_use":{
"1724, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-053111"
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"noun"
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": a brown spotted sunfish ( Ambloplites rupestris ) found especially in the upper Mississippi River valley and Great Lakes region":[]
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Like most fishermen, I\u2019m including shellcrackers, various sunfish and even rock bass under the bluegill umbrella. \u2014 Bill May, Baltimore Sun , 15 May 2022",
"Alfred wears a waistcoat and shirt with the sleeves rolled up, like an indie rock bass player. \u2014 Amit Katwala, Wired , 4 Mar. 2022",
"The department said in a Tuesday release that rock bass should not be consumed more than once a week, if harvested from the Bay or any of its tributaries, including the Peshtigo, Oconto and Menominee Rivers. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Lakes that can sparkle in summertime include Wallace and Shadow lakes, Strawberry Pond and the Lakefront Reservation, where panfish \u2014 especially jumbo rock bass \u2014 roam the breakwalls and shallow areas. \u2014 cleveland , 9 July 2020",
"Bluegills are likely the most prolific sunfish, followed by red ear sunfish, rock bass , and warmouths. \u2014 Popular Science , 1 June 2020",
"Bluegills are likely the most prolific sunfish, followed by red ear sunfish, rock bass , and warmouths. \u2014 Popular Science , 1 June 2020",
"Bluegills are likely the most prolific sunfish, followed by red ear sunfish, rock bass , and warmouths. \u2014 Popular Science , 1 June 2020",
"Bluegills are likely the most prolific sunfish, followed by red ear sunfish, rock bass , and warmouths. \u2014 Popular Science , 1 June 2020"
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"first_known_use":{
"1811, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-055927"
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"Her group was about to launch a restoration project for the olive rockweed , a species endemic to Laguna found nowhere else south of Santa Barbara. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Wild harvesters typically bring in 14 to 20 million pounds of rockweed in a year. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 May 2021",
"The state\u2019s seaweed industry also includes a wild harvest of rockweed , which is used for livestock feed and fertilizers. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2020",
"Marley waded into the water in search of golden rockweed . \u2014 Sharon Boorstin, Los Angeles Times , 21 Oct. 2020",
"Maine\u2019s rockweed industry hinged on a similarly liberal interpretation of the ancient colonial rules. \u2014 Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian , 31 May 2018",
"This seaweed struggle, and the fate of A. nodosum itself, hinges on a single question, patently absurd yet bizarrely complex: is rockweed , in defiance of logic and biology, really a fish? \u2014 Michelle Weber, Longreads , 1 June 2018",
"But rockweed does not fit easily into existing categories. \u2014 Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian , 31 May 2018"
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"The center is the largest penguin facility in the world and is home to more than 75 king, rockhopper , macaroni, gentoo and chinstrap penguins. \u2014 Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press , 15 Feb. 2022",
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"The family-friendly showcase of American exploratory power boasts perhaps the world\u2019s largest display of rocketry and memorabilia from various NASA programs. \u2014 Fox News , 29 June 2022",
"Disaggregation moved computing might into figuring out rocketry , transportation, logistics, biology and almost every other advanced technology field. \u2014 Jon Markman, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"The head of the local branch of Thelema was Jack Parsons, a brilliant rocket scientist whose work was foundational to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and modern rocketry . \u2014 Patt Morrisoncolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"This research could shed light on a wide range of fields, like rocketry and ballistics. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 3 June 2022",
"On June 6, 1944, Bucklew was with the Underwater Demolition Teams on a lead ship, crafted for speed and fitted with weapons and rocketry . \u2014 cincinnati.com , 26 May 2022",
"Shehata said there\u2019s a chance some rocketry could occur there. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
"While SpaceX stands out from its rocketry competitors, that doesn't mean the company is or will be uncontested. \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 13 May 2022",
"The exercise looked like the work of amateur rocketry enthusiasts. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Mar. 2022"
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"borrowed from Middle French roquete, borrowed from Italian (15th-century) ruchetta, rochetta, from ruca \"arugula\" (going back to Latin \u0113r\u016bca \"arugula, caterpillar,\" of uncertain origin) + -etta, diminutive suffix, going back to Latin -itta":"Noun",
"Italian rocchetta , literally, small distaff, from diminutive of rocca distaff, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German rocko distaff":"Noun"
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"1530, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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": a bridge pier hinged so as to allow a slight longitudinal motion of the bridge when the latter expands or contracts":[]
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": a green alga ( Trentepohlia iolithus ) occurring on rocks at high elevations and exhaling an odor of violets":[]
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": any of several relatively large terrestrial squirrels (genus Sciurotamias or Rupestes ) of the rocky uplands of east central Asia":[]
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": to spread or distribute rock dust in (coal mine workings) to reduce the explosion hazard":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The next day, my grandfather was on the front porch in his favorite rocking chair , newspaper in hand and smoking one of his big cigars. \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 26 May 2022",
"This two-piece set includes tufted seat and back cushions that are 3 inches thick and feature ties to secure them to the top and back of the rocking chair . \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 16 May 2022",
"Guests can also slide into a rocking chair and relax at this restaurant that combines classic and cool. \u2014 Robin Soslow, Chron , 25 Apr. 2022",
"In collaboration with Murano glass producer WonderGlass, the exhibition presents everything from a chaise longue to a rocking chair . \u2014 Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes , 9 Sep. 2021",
"Socializing on your porch or patio in outdoor furniture is a perfect way to spend summer evenings, and reclining in a rocking chair can make the experience that much more relaxing. \u2014 Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"Some of the strangest, most discomfiting aspects of the book are the panels in which an adult bunny sits quietly in a rocking chair on the far side of the room, knitting and observing the shadowy, flickering goings on. \u2014 Anna Holmes, The New Yorker , 31 Jan. 2022",
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"But the north end, which includes Tower Fall and the bears and wolves of Lamar Valley, could stay closed for months after sections of major roads inside Yellowstone were washed away or buried in rockfall . \u2014 Matthew Brown And Amy Beth Hanson, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"But the north end, which includes Tower Fall and the bears and wolves of Lamar Valley, could stay closed for months after sections of major roads inside Yellowstone were washed away or buried in rockfall . \u2014 Matthew Brown And Brian Melley, Anchorage Daily News , 17 June 2022",
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"Sleep buries me like a rockfall tumbling down the cliff of a highway. \u2014 Rebecca Grossman-kahn, STAT , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"This 208-mile line traverses Eagle County, from Dotsero to Pueblo, through a narrow canyon subject to frequent rockfall on its way over a 10,400-foot pass. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Feb. 2022"
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"Ronnie Hawkins, the Southern rockabilly singer who helped shape and launch the Band and other Canadian rock artists, died Sunday after battling a long-term illness. \u2014 Thania Garcia, Variety , 29 May 2022",
"Ronnie Hawkins, the rowdy rockabilly singer who was instrumental in the formation of the pioneering Americana group the Band, died on Sunday. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 May 2022",
"An early rockabilly and rock and roll innovator, Cochran was one of the first artists to experiment with multitrack recording and special effects on his songs. \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 30 Oct. 2021",
"Austin guitarist and singer splits the difference between rockabilly and punk. \u2014 Shawna Davis, San Antonio Express-News , 17 June 2021",
"The gallery will host a concert featuring local rockabilly band Hoodoo BBQ, with food available to order from The Starry Fry food truck. \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 15 Oct. 2020",
"At a commercially rich time for folk music, Mr. Lopez drew on the beauty of the genre\u2019s tunes while souping them up with the sharp rockabilly beats employed by hitmakers like Buddy Holly and Carl Perkins. \u2014 Jim Farber, BostonGlobe.com , 12 Aug. 2020",
"His record sales were never huge, but his live performances helped energize a resurgence of rockabilly music in the 1970s and \u201980s. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Jan. 2020",
"The trend, reminiscent of the rockabilly and western-wear fads of the 1980s and \u201890s, cuts across genres. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 2 Mar. 2020"
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"Rhododendron, azalea, rockrose (Cistus) and ceanothus are a few of these. \u2014 OregonLive.com , 24 Feb. 2018"
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"city and port the on Fitzroy River in Queensland, eastern Australia population 61,724":[]
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": to cause to sway back and forth":[
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"\u2014 Kate Hairopolous",
"In the picture he's rocking a beard, a pair of shades and a striped t-shirt.",
"\u2014 Sam Haysom"
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": to sing, dance to, or play rock music":[
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": popular music usually played on electronically amplified instruments and characterized by a persistent heavily accented beat, repetition of simple phrases, and often country, folk, and blues elements":[],
": a large mass of stone forming a cliff, promontory, or peak":[],
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": foundation , support":[
"The superintendent describes [Michael] Doran as a rock on which the success of the school is and will continue to be built.",
"\u2014 Henry County (Kentucky) Local"
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": refuge":[
"a rock of independent thought \u2026 in an ocean of parochialism",
"\u2014 Thomas Molnar"
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": something that threatens or causes disaster":[
"\u2014 often used in plural By the late 1930's, the university, so near the rocks in preceding years, had become one of the best-rounded educational institutions in the country. \u2014 Current Biography"
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": a flavored stick candy with color running through":[],
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": diamond":[],
": a small crystallized mass of crack cocaine":[],
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": the ball used in basketball":[
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"\u2014 Chris Broussard"
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": in a difficult or uncomfortable position with no attractive way out":[],
": in or into a state of destruction or wreckage":[
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": on ice cubes":[
"bourbon on the rocks"
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"lurch",
"pitch",
"roll",
"seesaw",
"sway",
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"wobble",
"wabble"
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"examples":[
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"She gently rocked the baby to sleep.",
"He rocked back and forth while he stood waiting.",
"The boat rocked back and forth on the waves.",
"An earthquake rocked the town.",
"The building was rocked by an explosion.",
"The news of the murders rocked the town.",
"Their invention rocked the computer industry.",
"The band rocked the crowd."
],
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"Middle English rokken , from Old English roccian ; akin to Old High German rucken to cause to move":"Verb",
"Middle English rokke , from Old French dialect (Norman & Picard) roke , from Vulgar Latin *rocca":"Noun",
"Middle English roc , from Middle Dutch rocke ; akin to Old High German rocko distaff":"Noun"
},
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"1559, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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": popular music usually played on electronically amplified instruments and characterized by a persistent heavily accented beat, repetition of simple phrases, and often country, folk, and blues elements : rock entry 2 sense 2":[
"If many older people had been suspicious of the jukebox in the early fifties, they were even more affronted by the success of rock and roll after 1954.",
"\u2014 Dominic Sandbrook",
"The industry has changed. Is it no longer sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll ?",
"\u2014 AP News",
"\u2014 often used before another noun rock and roll legends/albums \u2026 Jack is in his corset, Jane is in her vest. And me, I'm in a rock 'n' roll band \u2026 \u2014 The Velvet Underground"
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": the pressure indicated in a closed well":[]
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": a slender rock-inhabiting tufted lichen ( Alectoria jubata ) used in dyeing":[]
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"Australia says Chinese customs officers are delaying imports of some premium shellfish products, in a sign its rock lobster industry could be the latest casualty of growing tensions between Canberra and Beijing. \u2014 Jason Scott, Bloomberg.com , 1 Nov. 2020",
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"There\u2019s a little rockiness between Mer and DeLuca when DeLuca feels disrespected and unequal in their relationship. \u2014 Maggie Fremont, Vulture , 30 Sep. 2021",
"Despite the rockiness in AMC\u2019s shares, the influence of online traders on the stock market showed no sign of abating. \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 3 June 2021",
"Despite the rockiness of September, Wall Street bagged its best back-to-back quarters since 2009, with the S&P 500 growing 8.5 percent and the Dow gaining 7.6 percent. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Sep. 2020",
"Some of the rockiness of the days since Floyd's death May 25 dissipated on Tuesday night, with demonstrations continuing around the country, but without major reports of violence. \u2014 Amy Forliti, Anchorage Daily News , 3 June 2020",
"The idea of a public cease-fire doesn\u2019t change the rockiness of negotiations over a new PBA to replace the one expiring in September. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Dec. 2019"
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