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rocks

  • present tense form
    of rock (3rd person singular).
    rock
    noun
    a stone of any size.

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What was designed to ostensibly be a great equalizer has only divided the world more, making animosity easily accessible to anyone who gets their rocks off on sewing discourse through cruelty.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

There will be no sharks, jellyfish, rocks or bad currents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Driving up along the Santa Clara river, past invasive mustard grass, three giant tan rocks of glommed-together pebbles and stones tower above the rugged hills.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

"We tried to walk out along the rocks to them but... the waves were just coming in and it was just too dangerous to put the crew in, so the helicopter was tasked."

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

I looked carefully between rocks and in the nooks of trees.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff