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
Even more, its comfortable band flexes with your body without rolling up or digging in.
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Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
His right ankle was both dislocated and fractured, the brutal byproduct of Niners safety Ji’Ayir Brown trying to make a tackle on Tampa Bay’s third offensive possession and rolling up into the back of Warner’s legs.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
These Pathfinder Performance pants set a great example, with snaps that make rolling up the legs a breeze and a stretchy draw cord for dialing in fit.
—Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
When rolling up the dough, be careful not to roll it too tightly to allow the buns room to rise and puff up.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
Exceptional leaders are made by rolling up their sleeves to care for their colleagues as well as stakeholders.
—Vicki Salemi, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
There was some confusion about whether the recommendation approved Friday sought to require those seeking COVID vaccination to have conversations with medical professionals about the risks and benefits involved before rolling up their sleeves.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
Or rolling up his sleeves to make rice bowls with their daughter.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
In the latest offering from her Netflix series, the Duchess of Sussex, 44, signs up not as the expert, but as the learner — the sous chef, the assistant, the one rolling up her sleeves and saying, teach me your ways.
—Erin Hill, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
His right ankle was both dislocated and fractured, the brutal byproduct of Niners safety Ji’Ayir Brown trying to make a tackle on Tampa Bay’s third offensive possession and rolling up into the back of Warner’s legs.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
These Pathfinder Performance pants set a great example, with snaps that make rolling up the legs a breeze and a stretchy draw cord for dialing in fit.
—Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
When rolling up the dough, be careful not to roll it too tightly to allow the buns room to rise and puff up.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
Exceptional leaders are made by rolling up their sleeves to care for their colleagues as well as stakeholders.
—Vicki Salemi, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
There was some confusion about whether the recommendation approved Friday sought to require those seeking COVID vaccination to have conversations with medical professionals about the risks and benefits involved before rolling up their sleeves.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
Or rolling up his sleeves to make rice bowls with their daughter.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
In the latest offering from her Netflix series, the Duchess of Sussex, 44, signs up not as the expert, but as the learner — the sous chef, the assistant, the one rolling up her sleeves and saying, teach me your ways.
—Erin Hill, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rolling up
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Many are pulling six-day work weeks with mandatory overtime, and increasing numbers have begun calling out as the financial strain and exhaustion mount.—
JOSH FUNK,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
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The military is striking the boats at the same time the administration is applying increasing pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.—
NPR,
NPR,
8 Nov. 2025
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However, Starbucks has struggled in recent years, along with other Western companies that have lost ground to local rivals amid rising nationalism and reluctance to pay premiums for foreign brands.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Flocks of snow buntings skitter across the sand, rising in confetti clouds.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The drug can be taken at home and does not cause swelling or bleeding in the brain, which often comes with monoclonal antibody treatment.—
NPR,
NPR,
31 Oct. 2025
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Their venom Is not considered dangerous to humans, although a bite would likely be painful and cause swelling similar to that of a wasp sting.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Dark energy was introduced as a placeholder force to explain this accelerating expansion.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The expansion rate of the universe may be slowing down, rather than accelerating at an ever-growing rate, a potentially groundbreaking new study has hinted.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The concept is expanding into practice in the state as a solution to regional food distribution challenges.—
Cristina LaRue,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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Future work will focus on integrating snow-deposition modeling with PV yield simulations to more accurately predict energy losses and on expanding analyses to more complex, uneven alpine terrain.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Rolling up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rolling%20up. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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