roundup

noun

round·up | \ ˈrau̇nd-ˌəp

Definition of roundup

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a(1) : the act or process of collecting animals (such as cattle) by riding around them and driving them in

(2) : the cowboys and ranch personnel engaged in a cattle roundup

b : a gathering in of scattered persons or things a roundup of all suspects

2 : a summary of information a roundup of the news

round up

verb

rounded up; rounding up; rounds up

Definition of round up (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

1 : to collect (animals, such as cattle) by means of a roundup

2 : to gather in or bring together from various quarters

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Examples of roundup in a Sentence

Noun

The police ordered a roundup of all the suspects. Here's a roundup of today's news.

Verb

rounded everyone up for one final training session

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Don’t miss the California 2020 Countdown, our weekly roundup of political news. — Casey Tolan, The Mercury News, "First Democratic presidential debate: Who’s in and who’s out?," 8 June 2019 Share your reviews of 'My Favorite Half-Night Stand' in the comments with #ReadWithMC to be included in our review roundup. — Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, "#ReadWithMC Reviews Christina Lauren's 'My Favorite Half-Night Stand'," 1 Feb. 2019 Want this snappy news roundup in your inbox every night? — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, "'The very greatest Americans'," 6 June 2019 Here's the list of companies in the inaugural OBC batch: Look to this roundup for our favorite products from these partners, and be on the lookout for more exclusive content from the Collective. — The Editors, Outside Online, "Launching the Outside Brand Collective," 6 June 2019 Spike Lee Is Spike Lee the flyest Oscar winner on this Instagram roundup? — Nicole Saunders, Harper's BAZAAR, "The Best Celebrity Instagrams from the 2019 Oscars," 24 Feb. 2019 Ali Alomari, shown in an image posted on his Facebook page in May, 2017, is a TV preacher who was arrested one year ago in a Saudi roundup of imams with large followings. — Michael Amon And, WSJ, "Push to Execute Saudi Clerics Rattles Kingdom’s Power Structure," 16 Sep. 2018 Here's a roundup of some of the best reactions Twitter had to offer. — Emma Dibdin, Harper's BAZAAR, "Game of Thrones Fans Had A Lot of Feelings About Cersei's Elephant Obsession in the Season 8 Premiere," 15 Apr. 2019 Welcome to Fav’d For Later, a Friday roundup of our favorite memes, trends, and all-around good internet content. — Megan Farokhmanesh, The Verge, "This week’s best from the web," 30 Nov. 2018

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