as in to increase
to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number
ticket sales are expected to roll up as the date of the concert nears
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Recent Examples of roll up
This translates to his output as well as to Statham himself, who year after year rolls up his sleeves and goes to work to entertain us with a lot of remarkably similar plot constructs.
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Mike Ryan, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2025
His willingness to roll up his sleeves showed potential investors just how far this founder would go to support his customers.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
And who’s not going to laugh out loud at Burke breaking the fourth wall to roll up his trousers to show a bit of leg?
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2025
This one easily rolls up and can be carried in your backpack.
—Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for roll up
Mike Ryan, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2025
His willingness to roll up his sleeves showed potential investors just how far this founder would go to support his customers.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
And who’s not going to laugh out loud at Burke breaking the fourth wall to roll up his trousers to show a bit of leg?
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2025
This one easily rolls up and can be carried in your backpack.
—Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for roll up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roll up
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The European Union has unveiled an $840 billion plan to increase its defense spending, and the German parliament just passed historic constitutional amendments to take on unprecedented levels of debt to facilitate a massive defense investment.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
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The price of buying a foreign car could increase by anywhere between $5,000 to $15,000, Goldman Sachs estimates.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Apr. 2025
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These luxe hydrogel eye masks, infused with antioxidant-rich colloidal gold and soothing rose damask extract, brighten and boost radiance in the delicate under-eye area.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
17 Apr. 2025
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Shortly after, Wood posted to her story again, this time sharing an April 2022 post from trans British artist Travis Alabanza that highlighted the attention put on trans people rather than other issues, such as the climate crisis or rising cost of living.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
17 Apr. 2025
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The improved coding and long-context capabilities could accelerate software development cycles, enabling developers to tackle more complex problems, analyze legacy code more effectively, or generate code documentation and tests more efficiently.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The blaze accelerated quickly because of the Molotov cocktails, Enterline said.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Before the pandemic, Jackson County Public Health had about 30 employees, but swelled to about 120 during the crisis.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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The agency hopes the undertaking will accommodate population swells on Fort Worth’s western outskirts.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2025
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In 2024, the league took concrete steps in that direction, expanding the number of international roster spots from five per team to seven.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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That’s the plan at the 49ers’ facility where workers are tearing out the lone artificial surface field in preparation of expanding the team’s grass practice fields.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Roll up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roll%20up. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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