rockier; rockiest
1
: abounding in or consisting of rocks
2
: difficult to impress or affect : insensitive
3
: firmly held : steadfast
rockier; rockiest
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Combined with a rocky job market, that’s led young people to find hope in the stock market.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Locations with rocky beaches on the French Riviera include Monaco and Nice.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Along the rocky coast of eastern Italy at night, researchers scanned a tide pool in hopes of seeing something interesting.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
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Still, Cohen admitted the first season was rocky.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Combined with a rocky job market, that’s led young people to find hope in the stock market.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Locations with rocky beaches on the French Riviera include Monaco and Nice.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Along the rocky coast of eastern Italy at night, researchers scanned a tide pool in hopes of seeing something interesting.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Rocky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rocky. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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