Roosevelt
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- proper noun
- /ˈroʊzəvɛlt/
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Theodore Roosevelt
- My parents named me after Theodore Roosevelt and, uh, it was he that said "Itís not the critic that counts, but the man who fails while daring greatly."
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Teddy Roosevelt
- Progressive Roosevelt
Martin Sheen was was sort of playing it as if he were playing Teddy Roosevelt in the high school play.
- Martin Sheen was was sort of playing it as if he were playing Teddy Roosevelt in the high school play.
- But Teddy Roosevelt fighting Taft for the nomination, eventually making his own party.
- So we have national parks because of Teddy Roosevelt is a Republican, and he put them aside on the grounds that we needed to conserve.
- But I'm always reminded of President Theodore Roosevelt reading Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle, which was about the stockyards in Chicago.
- And it was at that time that I came across a quotation from Teddy Roosevelt.
- Washington, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt.
- So I put it in and Theodore Roosevelt comes up and a quote comes up and I read it.
- And so far for me, it's been not because people don't know what the guy looks like, you know, it's not Teddy Roosevelt or something.
Examples
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So Teddy Roosevelt took whistle stop tours on a train six weeks in the spring and in the fall.
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One should remember that the Slovene-American Left had strongly supported Roosevelt's New Deal and his foreign policy.
Academic text (1996) -
I bet Teddy Roosevelt would know what to do.
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Did you know that Teddy bears were named after Roosevelt?
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As he often did on issues of high sensitivity, Roosevelt hesitated to commit himself.
Academic text (1997) -
All the boys lined up in the courtyard for an inspection by Teddy Roosevelt.
Fiction book (1992) -
Depending on how you view athleticism, Teddy Roosevelt may win the Most Athletic President award for many reasons:
Blog text (6) -
As president (1901-1909), Roosevelt oversaw the creation of the United States's first global battle fleet.
Academic text (2008) -
Theodore Roosevelt sent a squadron to Moroccan waters: "We want either Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead!"
Academic text (1990) -
Theodore Roosevelt was known for his energetic personality and progressive policies that transformed America.
Synonyms
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The 26th President of the United States known for leading in the Spanish-American War and for protecting nature
The 26th United States president known for strong leadership and building the Panama Canal
Compounds
A national park in North Dakota that protects land once used by President Theodore Roosevelt
A national park in North Dakota that preserves prairie and badlands where Theodore Roosevelt once had a ranch
Surface Forms
Etymology
Roosevelt comes from a Dutch place name made of roos ('rose') and veld ('field'), so it originally meant 'from the rose field'. That's why the name now identifies the 26th President Roosevelt and shows his family's origin.