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Recent Examples of rocker
However, for many years, Tyler believed she had been fathered by another rocker, singer Todd Rundgren, who signed her birth certificate and raised her.
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Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Starkey has performed with English rockers Oasis, who reunited after more than a decade of squabbling to start touring again in July.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
All of that meant that by the time the California rockers took the stage, the crowd was completely fired up and ready to lose it.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2025
Its design seems to stay consistent with the iPhone 16 lineup, featuring volume rockers and Action Button on the left side.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Starkey has performed with English rockers Oasis, who reunited after more than a decade of squabbling to start touring again in July.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
All of that meant that by the time the California rockers took the stage, the crowd was completely fired up and ready to lose it.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2025
Its design seems to stay consistent with the iPhone 16 lineup, featuring volume rockers and Action Button on the left side.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rocker
Noun
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After the game, Trump mocked pop star Taylor Swift, who is dating Mahomes’ teammate Travis Kelce.—
Aamer Madhani,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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First-time nominees Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker and Bad Company will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a class that also includes pop star Cyndi Lauper, the hip-hop pioneers Outkast, the rock duo the White Stripes and grunge masters Soundgarden.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Anyone who has spent time online recently has likely come across Ordinary, the ballad by Alex Warren that has been soundtracking romantic videos and emotional content everywhere.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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In a poll published Friday (April 18) on Billboard, music fans chose the alt-pop icon’s gorgeous new ballad as their favorite new release of the past week.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Sound is a gift from the universe, in my case from my mother, who sang me a lullaby while holding me against her chest.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
7 Apr. 2025
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Interestingly, this shifting debate over how cognition influences culture coincides with a spate of research bridging psychology and anthropology, which explores why certain behaviors – such as singing lullabies, curative bloodletting and storytelling – recur across human cultures.—
Eli Elster,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Andy Bell, of the Eighties synth-pop duo Erasure, will release his new solo album, Ten Crowns, on Friday.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
30 Apr. 2025
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Santo Domingo and Cap Cana are two cities within the Caribbean destination that can create a seamless solo travel experience.—
Essence,
Essence,
30 Apr. 2025
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The ensuing brutal crackdown killed thousands – many of the victims were young men from impoverished shanty towns, shot by police and rogue gunmen as part of a campaign to target dealers.—
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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Those who stayed on Goose Island upgraded from shanties to frame cottages and two-story houses.—
Robert Loerzel,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This week, the rock legends return to the British charts with Strange Days 1967: A Work in Progress, a special vinyl release that reminds longtime followers of the group’s distinctive style and Jim Morrison’s unmistakable vocals, both of which are spectacular – even in rough form.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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He’s lent his signature urgent, momentous vocals to tracks by Massive Attack, Leftfield and Run the Jewels, and even found time to hook up with Faith No More and Mr. Bungle mastermind Mike Patton and Doseone in the supergroup Nevermen.—
Cat Woods,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Behind these men is a chorus of pronatal activists desperate to kickstart a baby boom.—
Seyward Darby,
Vogue,
3 May 2025
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Quavo flips the title into a catchy chorus over the thumping trap production, which was a Migos specialty during the ATL trio’s prime.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
1 May 2025
Noun
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There’s something about the honest expression of a folk song that speaks more to someone who is asking those questions.—
Alan Light,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Demonstrators in Sonoma County wine country sang along to Woody Guthrie folk songs.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Rocker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rocker. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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