as in to roll up
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Verb
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The materials were rolled up, compressed, and wrapped in plastic.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
19 Mar. 2026 -
The red carpet may be rolled up after the award show, but one Los Angeles woman used a piece of it to give her apartment a touch of Hollywood flair.—
Gio Insignares,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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From crowd favorite cinnamon rolls and biscuits and gravy, it may have been blown up for its shrine of 1950s nostalgia, but customers stay for the consistently good southern food.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
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What about destroying the stockpile by blowing up the canisters?—
Sheena Samu,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Finish with shredded cheese, crispy bacon, diced ham, shredded chicken, or crispy pancetta to bulk it up to a main course.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
22 Feb. 2026
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Add shredded chicken to bulk it up further, or finish it with a dollop of sour cream, some fresh cilantro, or a bit of shredded cheese.—
Martha Stewart,
Martha Stewart,
15 Jan. 2026
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Farmers had hoped to compensate for last year's losses, when farm bankruptcies increased for the second year in a row.—
Lana Zak,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The goal is to complete the project ahead of the FIFA World Cup, when traffic and pedestrian activity are expected to increase downtown.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2026
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Helping the club’s cause was Schlittler, who was expectedly restricted to 68 pitches after a spring training back/lat injury prevented him from fully building up.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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As the United States built up its factories, different options for eveningwear were easier to make.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
27 Mar. 2026
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In order to minimize rider impact with the handlebars or other hard surfaces, the airbag inflates upward during a forward crash.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Mar. 2026
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The trick is knowing which filming locations double as genuinely affordable travel destinations and timing your visit to dodge peak crowds that inflate costs.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2026
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In the meantime, the Bay Area will stay dry on Thursday with a notable warming trend as temperatures rise back into the 80s across the interior, with a more muted warmup (into the 70s) closer to the water.—
Greg Porter,
San Francisco Chronicle,
26 Mar. 2026
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Tensions rose, neighbors said, to the point that King was heard at times swearing at Kirsten Wells as well as others using vulgar epithets.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Puff (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puff%20%28up%29. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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