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as in wheel
a series of events or actions that repeat themselves regularly and in the same order
a busy round of parties during the holiday season
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as in spherical
having every part of the surface the same distance from the center
round billiard balls the earth is not perfectly round
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as in plump
having an excess of body fat
a round little grandmother who was a natural to play Mrs. Claus
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as in ringing
marked by conspicuously full and rich sounds or tones
an organ with a beautifully round sound
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as in exact
being neither more nor less than a certain amount, number, or extent
a round dozen eggs
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as in through
from beginning to end
people working there all year round
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as in around
on all sides or in every direction
gather round and listen to my story
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as in to circle
to travel completely around
a monorail for visitors that rounds the park
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as in to curve
to turn away from a straight line or course
rounded on the track and headed for the finish line
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors say, in one instance, Amarillas offered 30 cans of ammunition — about 25,000 rounds — to a co-conspirator.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
Nothing except getting into fierce arguments with fellow-Jews, some would say, which Olitzky—who has a round, boyish face and a conciliatory manner—portrayed as a privilege rather than a burden.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026
Oura, which was valued at $11 billion in a funding round late last year, has been hiring aggressively from Apple in recent years.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
Chris Waugh, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Gather round the Washington Monument, cross West Centre Street, down North Charles Street, turn on Pratt Street and finish at the Inner Harbor.
—John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 12 Mar. 2026
David Brown, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2026
The Mavs traded Doncic to the Lakers in the blockbuster heard 'round the world in February 2025.
—Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Woods’ car crash and subsequent arrest on a DUI charge occurred during the second round of the tournament.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors say, in one instance, Amarillas offered 30 cans of ammunition — about 25,000 rounds — to a co-conspirator.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
At check-in, guests receive a small, round wooden token that acts as your room key to avoid excess plastic use.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
Nothing except getting into fierce arguments with fellow-Jews, some would say, which Olitzky—who has a round, boyish face and a conciliatory manner—portrayed as a privilege rather than a burden.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Adverb
Beyond this, the sixth stretch grants walkers access to the South West’s Channel coast before swinging round at England’s most southerly point onto Cornwall’s Atlantic Coast.
—Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026
Oura, which was valued at $11 billion in a funding round late last year, has been hiring aggressively from Apple in recent years.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
Preposition
Eddie Howe was already mindful of the mental task following Newcastle United’s Champions League round-of-16 first-leg 1-1 draw with Barcelona.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Gather round the Washington Monument, cross West Centre Street, down North Charles Street, turn on Pratt Street and finish at the Inner Harbor.
—John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
Call to arms The Twins acted coyly for a while about who would get the starting pitching assignments for the rest of the Royals series, but right-handers Joe Ryan (Wednesday night) and Taj Bradley (Thursday afternoon) will round things out, Shelton said.
—David Brown, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2026
The Mavs traded Doncic to the Lakers in the blockbuster heard 'round the world in February 2025.
—Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
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Future closed-loop control systems will likely use online sensors and microfluidic regulators to maintain these within fetal norms.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Raven Loop tunnel was one of more than 480 pitches Boring Company received to build a one-mile long loop tunnel that is 12 feet in diameter.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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These memberships have special perks, including a foam wash, bug breakdown, and a wheel and tire shine, according to Quick Quack’s website.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Stacy Jennings posted 2 hits, 2 RBIs and a walk while also dominating in the circle, allowing three hits and zero earned runs.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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It had been mounted on a small platform, which bore a little icon of a pair of feet inside a backslash circle, as though stepping into a guillotine were every museumgoer’s wish.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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The motif of shooting this show, as Alex [Kurtzman] established in the pilot, were these tight moving close-ups with these new anamorphic spherical lenses that are up in people's faces.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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About an hour's drive north of Dunedin on the South Island, Koekohe Beach is famous among geologists for the spherical boulders that formed about 65 million years ago.—
Madeline Bilis,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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From having the viscous juices of decomposed leaves that kept her plump leak through a tear in her side, as happened to a few of her siblings.—
María Ospina,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
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Moustache joined my plump tortoiseshell Toffee, the progeny of frisky barn cats, an elderly rabbit rescued from neglect, and my best friend Bacon, a good dog adopted from Lifeline Puppy Rescue years before.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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At the moment, Breslow has its ringing endorsement.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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But Malema was convicted of hate speech for making threats last year, and his party won less than ten per cent of the national vote in the most recent South African election—hardly a ringing endorsement of his ideas.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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The Census Bureau will collect exact population counts during the next official census in 2030, unless a community requests a special census before then.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2026
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The exact address is 7628 Corina Drive, but just look on Spur 341 along the Naval Air Station runway 1 mile north of Interstate 30; 682-255-5370.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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As a result of the war, Iran has sharply curtailed traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a key global shipping lane where one-fifth of the world's oil supply passes through.—
Danielle Kurtzleben,
NPR,
1 Apr. 2026
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Seawater is forced at high pressure through a semi-permeable membrane that allows water molecules to pass through while blocking most salts and other impurities.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Round.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/round. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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