as in assembling
to bring together in one body or place
rounded everyone up for one final training session
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Recent Examples of rounding up
But that didn’t stop him from rounding up a group of 25 or 30 friends from their hometown in Jalisco, Mexico.
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Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
If Homelander's takeover of the United States government and rounding up of his chief dissenters took place around Inauguration Day in January, Godolkin University's fall semester kicks off around the end of August.
—EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
At the neighboring home deputies saw a man and woman, the owners of the dogs involved in the attack, rounding up the animals to put them down.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2025
Despite evacuations for humans, the Corolla Wild Horse Fund reassures the public that rounding up the herd isn’t needed or safe—the horses are already storm-savvy.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
Our Top Picks for the Best Vacuum Sales Instead of rounding up your broom and mop to tackle messes, shop vacs that give you the best of both worlds.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 Aug. 2025
Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
If Homelander's takeover of the United States government and rounding up of his chief dissenters took place around Inauguration Day in January, Godolkin University's fall semester kicks off around the end of August.
—EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
At the neighboring home deputies saw a man and woman, the owners of the dogs involved in the attack, rounding up the animals to put them down.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2025
Despite evacuations for humans, the Corolla Wild Horse Fund reassures the public that rounding up the herd isn’t needed or safe—the horses are already storm-savvy.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
Our Top Picks for the Best Vacuum Sales Instead of rounding up your broom and mop to tackle messes, shop vacs that give you the best of both worlds.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounding up
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Focused, Not Flashy Industry rivals are assembling sprawling portfolios.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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It was found that CFAP91 acts as a scaffold, a key component for assembling the radial spoke 3 (RS3) complex in the flagellum.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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Fox News Digital witnessed investigators collecting a surveillance camera from the side of a home on a street adjacent to the campus.—
Michael Ruiz , Peter D'Abrosca , Julia Bonavita , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , David Spunt , CB Cotton,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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One multi-year project includes collecting core samples from glaciers to measure snow accumulation, the main contributor to glacial growth.—
Stefanie Waldek,
AFAR Media,
12 Sep. 2025
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Protestors were seen gathering at the port in Tunis following the incident.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Start gathering references now, including supervisors from your internships who can speak to your work quality and potential.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Since returning to the convent, the nuns have become active on Instagram, amassing more than 10,000 followers in little over a week.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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Graves' clip went viral on social media, amassing over 7 million views on Instagram and TikTok combined.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Connections is all about grouping words.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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To avoid a cluttered appearance and make the cabinet shelves appear as though they were styled with intention, Cordony recommends grouping items.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Aug. 2025
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When this happens for a car attacking on a corner’s outside, the driver on the inside can run their rival fully out wide without picking up a penalty.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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None are 100% at picking up cognitive issues.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Both played in Week 1, but head into Week 2 still on the Niners’ injury report with Jennings accumulating a new shoulder injury in the process.—
Kambui Bomani,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Arcángela and Serafina remain in the women’s penitentiary, continuing to operate illicit businesses and accumulating wealth, but without hope of freedom.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Rounding up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rounding%20up. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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