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
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.
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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
Townsel said raising morale starts by getting out of the office and taking off the suit jacket, rolling up the sleeves and being in the trenches with the educators.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
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
Townsel said raising morale starts by getting out of the office and taking off the suit jacket, rolling up the sleeves and being in the trenches with the educators.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rolling up
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The echoes of this feeling resounded clearly three centuries later in the increasing disconnect between suburban mobility and localism.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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Districts saw little improvement overall, with the average score increasing by half a percentage point in both subjects.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Wealthier Americans have been assisted by rising house values, lucrative stock market returns and favorable credit, while lower- and middle-income buyers have faced tighter budgets and been hit hard by rising inflation.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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Two luxury condominium towers rising to 412 feet and 453 feet.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
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The country’s declining birthrate means a shrinking workforce saddled with supporting a swelling elderly population.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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Apply it for 10 minutes to numb the itch and reduce swelling.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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Jinga told Sourcing Journal Dexory will place a specific onus on accelerating DexoryView’s development.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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Dark energy, which is responsible for the universe’s accelerating expansion, makes up the vast majority.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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Despite months of military build-up, the escalation into a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukrainian territory in February 2022 and the subsequent imposition of sweeping and continuously expanding sanctions came as a major shock to thousands of transnational corporations.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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Crews expanding a major Lake Norman-area highway cut a gas line Friday, prompting evacuations and closing the busy road for hours, witnesses and town officials said.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Rolling up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rolling%20up. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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