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Rockies

American  
[rok-eez] / ˈrɒk iz /

Rockies British  
/ ˈrɒkɪz /

plural noun

  1. another name for the Rocky Mountains

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Only the Twins and Colorado Rockies have been worse since then.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

On the mound, starter Justin Wrobleski shut down a Rockies team that just scored a combined 13 runs on their two wins against the Dodgers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

And losing for the second time to the Rockies, who are now 9-13?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Before that, the Rockies — who beat the Dodgers twice in 13 meetings all of last season — chased starter Roki Sasaki from the game in the fifth inning and then ruffled the Dodgers’ relievers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

It further rankled the westerners that the prejudices of the East overwhelmingly prevailed in the national press, which often seemed to operate on the assumption that anything west of the Rockies was China.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown