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Recent Examples of roach
Eight food establishments in Dallas failed health inspections due to violations including live flies and roaches, according to city data compiled by the Star-Telegram.
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Jan. 2025
Unsuspecting roaches enter a trap, and then freely leave.
—Charlie Dektar, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
But this record can also be seen as an album-length mea culpa to those who haven’t let go of the Tyler who ate the roach.
—Hazlitt, 11 Dec. 2024
Spraying roach spray on vegetables in a Walmart is passed foul bro.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Jan. 2025
Unsuspecting roaches enter a trap, and then freely leave.
—Charlie Dektar, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
But this record can also be seen as an album-length mea culpa to those who haven’t let go of the Tyler who ate the roach.
—Hazlitt, 11 Dec. 2024
Spraying roach spray on vegetables in a Walmart is passed foul bro.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roach
Noun
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The rest of her beauty was pared back, with a chic and wavy half-up half-down hairdo and extra highlight.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
30 Jan. 2025
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The new hairdo comes amid the upcoming release of Fenty Beauty’s new You Mist Makeup-Extending Setting Spray, said to have 12-hour wear.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
8 Jan. 2025
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Pearce, in a magnificent performance, plays him as a kind of citadel—towering yet human-scaled, his immaculate dress and coiffure barely mussed by the occasional burst of temper or spasm of ego.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
20 Dec. 2024
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As National Geographic noted in its exploration of presidential coiffures, from George Washington's tight white curls to Donald Trump's golden locks, hairstyles have long been a cultural fixation.—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
19 Dec. 2024
Noun
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For Marcum, No Buy 2025 includes cutting out professional nails and haircuts.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN,
2 Feb. 2025
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For many, a rounded pixie — with lots of length at the top and sides — is a good gateway short haircut.—
Megan Decker,
refinery29.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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But that is still a sizable market; a 2020 analysis found that 10.5 million Americans used home hair permanents and relaxers, and clients are still having their hair relaxed at salons.—
Linda Villarosa Robin Miles Krish Seenivasan Alec K. Redfearn,
New York Times,
13 June 2024
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There is always a temptation to make the temporary permanent, which is why the peace government must prioritize elections.—
Ashraf Ghani,
Foreign Affairs,
4 May 2021
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That’s what the slick dude with the conk and the blue Pontiac says to Elwood, who is hitching a ride to get to college.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
14 Dec. 2024
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Everybody had a new car and a conk.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
27 Oct. 2021
Noun
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At the back, there's a massive diffuser and a projecting ducktail spoiler.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Jan. 2025
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Apart from some bodywork accents, a unique ducktail spoiler, and the car’s lack of a tailpipe, the EV reimagining of the 911 looks nearly identical to its six-cylinder counterpart.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
6 Mar. 2024
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This additional content offered for purchase enlarges the base game and offers different clothes, hairstyles, items and worlds for people to explore.—
Gregory Wakeman,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Feb. 2025
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Before the back-to-back bob looks, the businesswoman rocked a ’90s-era hairstyle, complete with high volume, large waves and swooping bangs at the SKIMS holiday party on Dec. 19.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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Excited fans got a sneak peek of Hunnam dressed as Gein on set, complete with trousers, a plaid shirt and jacket and a comb-over hairstyle.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
23 Nov. 2024
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Because Smith already looked rather similar to a young Chase, the hair department was able to recreate the latter’s distinct rectangular hairline and floppy comb-over style by zhuzhing Smith’s natural hair.—
Kirbie Johnson,
Allure,
14 Oct. 2024
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“Roach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roach. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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