rolled up

past tense of roll up

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rolled up The Spring-Summer 2026 show opened with a suit, the jacket cropped at the waist and the sleeves rolled up. Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025 After some apparent delays, Speed’s massive tour bus, trailed by a convoy of black SUVs, rolled up to the entrance of the Coliseum, where it was greeted with a rah-rah routine from University of Southern California cheerleaders and a drone filming his big entrance from above. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2025 This packable pullover anorak is designed specifically for travel, thanks to its lightweight material that can be rolled up into its hand pocket for an easy-carry pouch that fits into a hiking backpack or tote bag. Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025 The materials were rolled up and compressed and in a plastic wrap. Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 5 Oct. 2025 Use smaller pillows or even rolled up blankets or towels. Andee Tagle, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025 The sponge cake is rolled up and filled with strawberry jam in the center and coated with shredded coconut. Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025 Cor’Dale Flott shifted into the slot when Phillips missed a few plays late in the first half after getting his leg rolled up. Dan Duggan, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025 Her thumbs, the skin on her thumbs was rolled up. David Chiu, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rolled up
Verb
  • At low concentrations, adsorption increased gradually, typical of monolayer adsorption, where molecules form a single layer on the surface.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
  • While global life expectancy is up, youth and young adult mortality rates increased between 2011 and 2023, according to the report.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Al-Sudani, who rose to power after that upheaval, insisted his government had taken tangible steps to restore public trust, such as economic progress and political stability.
    Emma Graham, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Odinga first rose to prominence as a political activist fighting against the one-party rule of President Daniel arap Moi in the 1980s.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This was at least the fourth Ukrainian attack on Russian oil facilities in the last week, continuing a campaign that accelerated over the summer and has led to gasoline shortages in parts of Russia.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The deal accelerated over several crucial moments — Israel’s strike on Qatar, discussions on the sidelines of the recent United Nations General Assembly in New York City and Jared Kushner’s conversations with his father-in-law, these sources said.
    Yamiche Alcindor, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But while the Spartans swelled with early confidence, the Bruins’ didn’t quite blink.
    Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Protests swelled in recent weeks as ICE has launched highly visible and aggressive raids across Chicago.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Founded in 1980, the company’s work with the federal government expanded significantly after 2018, completing more than $100 million in contracts since 2002, according to GovTribe.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The league then expanded its postseason bonus pool to $500,000 total in 2022.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Water levels climbed into minor flood stage on Sunday afternoon in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and shut down Route 40 and Route 30 in both directions in and out of the city.
    Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
  • As of August, completed, but unsold housing inventory had climbed to 762 million square meters, up from 753 million square meters in December 2024, S&P said.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Rolled up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rolled%20up. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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