roll up

verb

Definition of roll upnext
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 singer attended the show dressed in a button-up shirt with sleeves rolled up, white T-shirt and pants, and slouchy bag — and like many attendees, accessorized with a handheld fan in the front row amid the city’s heatwave. — Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 29 June 2026 Fire crews were ordered to roll up their hoses, despite complaints that a more thorough mop-up was needed. — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 Today, the England and Panama flags looked completely soaked by the time they were rolled up again. — Nbc News, NBC news, 28 June 2026 New Guy stood facing the tower with his sleeves rolled up, hands on his hips, and chest out. — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for roll up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roll up
  1. increase
  2. rise
  3. accelerate
  4. swell
  5. expand
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  • The state also has goals, including some that have been in place since 2012, that set declining limits on smog-causing pollutants and required automakers to sell increasing percentages of electric and hybrid vehicles through 2025.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • The news came a day before Liz reported on Hong Kong’s beleaguered cinema market finally having an upturn, with overall box office revenues increasing by 25% thanks to a strong line-up of local and Hollywood releases.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 3 July 2026
Definition of increase
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  • The combination of rising demand, tighter schedules and growing sensitivity to pet welfare is pushing more people toward mobile options.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
  • Gifts from foundations, such as those backed by the Samueli and Sun families, rose by about 3%, despite huge gains in stock markets and other assets that typically boost the financial health of foundations.
    — Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 10 July 2026
Definition of rise
Verb
  • The government is also working with private developers, banks and the real estate sector to accelerate temporary and permanent housing solutions.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • Years of crippling sanctions have paralysed the economy as accelerating bouts of mass nationwide protests have been put down by security forces with increasing force — culminating in the killing of thousands of demonstrators in January.
    — Parisa Hafezi, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of accelerate
Verb
  • Her ears were a cotton-candy pink and were swollen under the thin wool.
    — Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
  • In the end-credits sequence when Powell’s name appears, the music swells and intensifies, as if someone in the theater cranked the sound up to its maximum level just for him.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 7 July 2026
Definition of swell
Verb
  • The council would then examine the details surrounding the change before passing an ordinance expanding those voting rights.
    — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • Since then, the United States has expanded from 13 colonies along the Atlantic coast to 50 states stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific and beyond.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of expand

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