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The city roiled with place names signifying race trouble: Bensonhurst, Howard Beach, the Central Park Jogger, Crown Heights.

While some polling shows a majority of ordinary Thais approve of martial law, the political class is roiled with suspicion.

The liquid in the cup roiled like a sea, but none of it spilled.

And while his remarks have roiled some in the Christian establishment, their net effect can only be beneficial for the church.

The region is being roiled by religious fanaticism; Palestinians read the papers.

The little girls drew shyly near him with eyes aglow while Mr. Sleighter's words roiled forth like a mountain flood.

This roiled the temper of the Vermonter somewhat, and if I did not say anything, I had a mighty think on.

The hunting party had left a plain and well-trodden trail down the bank, and roiled, muddy water at the crossing.

The world might have been excused for its failure to plumb the underlying causes which roiled the waters of his soul.

The water rustled and roiled as if all the birds of paradise that the world contained had taken flight.

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On this page you'll find 76 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to roiled, such as: agitated, blustering, buffeting, dirty, dry, and grating.

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

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