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ARE YOU A TRUE BLUE CHAMPION OF THESE "BLUE" SYNONYMS?

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Which of the following words describes “sky blue”?

navy

beryl

azure

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Words nearby get rolling

get ready, get real, get religion, get rid of, get right, get rolling, get round, get set, get sick, get someone's back up, get someone's goat

How to use get rolling in a sentence

In this cockamamie get-rich scheme, would they all issue an apology if he cut a check?
Phylicia Rashad and the Cult of Cosby Truthers|Stereo Williams|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“Gently rolling hills” roll not-so-gently under my tires, but the English countryside scenery is soporific.
Biking With the Bard|Kara Cutruzzula|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mullins quotes Stewart from an interview with Rolling Stone.
David Gregory's 'Meet the Press' Eviction Exposed in Washingtonian Takedown|Lloyd Grove|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The kids are out of school, Mom is out of get-up-and-go, Dad is out of work.
Congress’ Gift That Keeps on Giving|P. J. O’Rourke|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In the same house where Rolling Stone's Jackie says she was.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything|Liz Seccuro|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sol laughed out of his whiskers, with a big, loose-rolling sound, and sat on the porch without waiting to be asked.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
The first steam rolling mill, with the exception of the one at Soho, was put up at Bradley ironworks.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
The face of the country through this part of Ireland is moderately rolling, though some fair hills appear in the distance.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
From the 5th to the 10th of July, we had continued stormy and cold weather, with a heavy sea, and great rolling of the ship.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
Like me, he entered railway life in 1867; but, p. 69unlike me, has not been a rolling stone.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow