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
The leather-vest-wearing grandpa (or abuelo) rolls up on a motorcycle with plenty of witty one-liners that parents can appreciate, especially when they’re delivered by the legendary Cheech Marin.
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Alex Vance, Parents, 28 Mar. 2025
In the summer of 2023, Donald J. Trump rolled up in his motorcade to the Fulton County Jail, in Atlanta, Georgia.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
So, roll up your sleeves, gather with friends and dive in.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Once it is rolled up, seal the ends and press down lightly to seal the lengthwise seam.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2025
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Alex Vance, Parents, 28 Mar. 2025
In the summer of 2023, Donald J. Trump rolled up in his motorcade to the Fulton County Jail, in Atlanta, Georgia.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
So, roll up your sleeves, gather with friends and dive in.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Once it is rolled up, seal the ends and press down lightly to seal the lengthwise seam.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for roll up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roll up
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Tesla has increased North American sourcing for parts of many models over the last two years, which would decrease tariff exposure for the E41, two people aware of the matter said.—
Abhirup Roy,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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What Murray did in the second half was increase his aggression off the dribble.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Single-family housing starts rose 11.4 percent in February, the highest rate in a year, but are primarily happening in just one part of the country.—
Sylvan Lane,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025
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The country’s Kospi stock index rose 0.56% after the announcement, while the won weakened 0.58% to trade at 1,422 against the dollar.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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Even then—before the rest of the world went AI-crazy—the CEO of Google DeepMind had a stark warning about the accelerating pace of AI progress.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
27 Apr. 2025
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This topic has been brewing for a while, and was accelerated by the injury conversation.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Almost 4 in 10 Americans said neither party is fighting for people like them, as pessimism for both major parties swells, according to a survey released Friday.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
25 Apr. 2025
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One patient had brain swelling and developed a cyst caused by radiation.—
Frieda Klotz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
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For 2024, the list was expanded to 450 companies and looked at their emissions between 2020 and 2022.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Believed to have originated in 15th-century Italy as a card game used by nobility, the original deck was expanded and popularized by 18th-century French occultists; and again later in the 20th century, when modern tarot was born thanks to the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, published in 1909.—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Roll up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roll%20up. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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