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View definitions for roll by

roll by

verb as in elapse

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“I paint in the hood where some kid is going to eventually roll by with a can and tag my s— because it will run longer than the beige wall across the street that gets buffed every day.”

The large space is mostly dark, the stools are mostly empty, and out front, on the only road through town, most cars roll by without stopping — foreboding features that have marked many an Irish country pub for dead.

And as the years roll by, a garden story emerges that’s unique to you and your plot.

Stores that carried it found customers waiting for restocking carts to roll by so they could snag all the little tubs they needed.

As this year’s most memorable photos of all subjects and events roll by, one thing emerges above all others: the ability of human beings to hurt each other.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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