ROLLING UP Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

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 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 Small tour operators within each port are rolling up their sleeves to accommodate the increasing number of international arrivals (in 2024 visitors to Greenland hit an all-time high of 150,000, nearly triple the nation's population) by creating new land excursions and in-town experiences. —

Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026 In his deposition, Pike described at least five areas still actively smoking as crews were rolling up hoses to leave the Lachman Fire. —

Julie Sharp, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026 Blood donors will get some perks for rolling up their sleeves. —

Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026

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James Ward During the debate, Republican candidate Steve Hilton said that only a small percentage of California has been developed for housing, arguing that the state should focus on building homes on undeveloped land rather than increasing density in existing cities.

— James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Doing so compresses the light reflected from the plasma, thereby increasing its intensity.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026