rolling up

verb

present participle of roll up
as in increasing
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 rolling up Private equity has been rolling up local HVAC, plumbing and electrical businesses, stitching together fragmented operators into regional platforms. — Renana Ashkenazi, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 Sometimes, that means rolling up her sleeves with the best of them. — Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 9 June 2026 Like, all the ad dollars are now rolling up into social media. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026 Doing so, officials say, helps protect not only those rolling up their sleeves but those who cannot get vaccinated, such as the very youngest children. — Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026 Hospitals like Children’s Mercy, one of only 28 stand-alone children’s hospitals in the country, are increasingly rolling up pediatric care over wider geographic regions. — Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2026 The San Antonio Spurs made quite the fashion statement on Sunday, April 19, when arriving to Game 1 of their first-round NBA playoff series against the Portland Trail Blazers, rolling up to their home Frost Bank Center in matching suits for the eventual 111-98 win. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026 The company is a portfolio holding of Osceola Capital, a private equity firm based in Tampa that specializes in taking a platform company and acquiring or rolling up smaller competitors. — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026 As Connecticut has been rolling up budget surpluses since Lamont took office in 2019, some lawmakers say the state needs to release money that has been building up through the years. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rolling up
  1. increasing
  2. rising
  3. swelling
  4. accelerating
  5. expanding
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  • Getty Images Major air-conditioning makers such as Japan’s Daikin are also trimming costs by increasing the use of aluminum.
    — Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Thanks to the design, all three elements are evenly separated upon exiting the barrel, improving firing accuracy and substantially increasing the probability of hitting small targets, reported TASS.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026
Definition of increasing
Verb
  • But the number started rising about a decade ago, with a particularly notable spike in 2018 and 2019.
    — Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • But interest in the nascent field is rising as companies notch up milestones, such as enabling people with degenerative conditions including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) to type or play video games using brain signals.
    — Elaine Yu, CNBC, 11 July 2026
Definition of rising
Verb
  • Bond auction draws highest yield since 2007 An auction of 30-year Treasury bonds Thursday drew the highest yield in nearly 20 years, underscoring how swelling bond supply is driving investors to demand higher returns from government debt.
    — Bloomberg, Oc Register, 9 July 2026
  • This can result in blood pooling in the legs, causing discomfort, swelling or a heavy feeling.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Definition of swelling
Verb
  • After decades of resource extraction, global recycling efforts are finally accelerating.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026
  • This vulnerability is accelerating a shift from traditional, reactive security models to continuous, adaptive systems that support broader national security objectives.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 7 July 2026
Definition of accelerating
Verb
  • The 585-acre neighborhood contains 5 million square feet of office space, including 250,000 square feet of medical offices where John Muir Health has been expanding.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
  • The mission won't just hunt for aliens, but rather explore these habitable planets and their atmospheres, expanding our understanding of other worlds while also being used for a variety of astronomical purposes.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of expanding

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“Rolling up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rolling%20up. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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