Synonyms for boulder
ˈboʊl dərboul·der

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1. boulder, bowldernoun

   a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin

   Synonyms:
   bowlder

2. Bouldernoun

   a town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort center and university town

   Synonyms:
   bowlder

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1. • Colorado
   • Town

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1. List of paraphrases for "boulder":

   rocher, rock, kaya

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1. Chip Davis:

   The boulder that is decline is much bigger in size and rolling much faster than before, we’ve got very few rigs to buttress the rate of decline.

2. Kate Liszka:

   The site is just so full of inscriptions behind every boulder and around every wall that they missed a lot of them.

3. Caitrin Shirazi:

   I think there are a number of reasons why this rock, and the situation around it, are gaining so much traction. First, and foremost, it's hilarious, the whole point of the boulder is to make the curb it sits on more visible, so people stop running it over. You see big rocks that serve the same purpose all over town. For some reason, the people who frequent this area just can't seem to get it.

4. Brian Walsh:

   He was trying to push a boulder up a hill.

5. Chancellor Philip DiStefano:

   Because of the impacts of the fires, in combination with concerns about the COVID-19 omicron variant, the broader Boulder area is not in a position to welcome back thousands of students over the next week.