as in increases
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 rolls up
To avoid scorching a sweater or having your cords running unruly around your bag, this hot tool bag calms the accessory chaos with a handy heat-resistant mat with a zipper pouch that rolls up for compact storage.
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Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2026
For example, the spinal cord starts out as a flat plate of neural tissue, but then rolls up into a tube.
—ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
Increasingly, luxury groups are questioning whether pure visibility is enough, and how to create longevity after the festival rolls up the red carpet.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
The Live Exhibit dates kick off on June 4 at an unannounced New York venue, two days before the producer-songwriter rolls up at the Governors Ball.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026
Then Percy Beauchamp rolls up to the house with news for Lord John that Captain Richardson is on his way to Savannah.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Curtain cornices, lampshades, and headboards Lampshades can be frustrating to clean because the dust rolls up.
—Sunshine Flint, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026
Once summoned, the robot rolls up behind the vehicle and positions itself next to the trunk.
—Laura Waxmann, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2026
The batting cages, as both workplace and fan engagement tool, are located near that front entrance to the stadium and, with a door that rolls up much like your garage door might, are open for fans to gawk while players are getting their pre-game work in.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026
Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2026
For example, the spinal cord starts out as a flat plate of neural tissue, but then rolls up into a tube.
—ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
Increasingly, luxury groups are questioning whether pure visibility is enough, and how to create longevity after the festival rolls up the red carpet.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
The Live Exhibit dates kick off on June 4 at an unannounced New York venue, two days before the producer-songwriter rolls up at the Governors Ball.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026
Then Percy Beauchamp rolls up to the house with news for Lord John that Captain Richardson is on his way to Savannah.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Curtain cornices, lampshades, and headboards Lampshades can be frustrating to clean because the dust rolls up.
—Sunshine Flint, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026
Once summoned, the robot rolls up behind the vehicle and positions itself next to the trunk.
—Laura Waxmann, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2026
The batting cages, as both workplace and fan engagement tool, are located near that front entrance to the stadium and, with a door that rolls up much like your garage door might, are open for fans to gawk while players are getting their pre-game work in.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rolls up
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This increases your visibility to potential rescuers.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
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Brain activity also increases during a stress response, making movements which are usually automatic less so, and perhaps even slower.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike that hit Qlaileh village as seen from the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, on Tuesday.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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According to the sign on the set before the curtain rises, the population of Jerome, an actual former copper-mining town in central Arizona, has evaporated, giving it ghost status.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
Verb
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After menopause, when estrogen levels fall sharply, the breakdown side accelerates and the building side can’t keep up.—
Allison Palmer
Updated June 3,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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But even as investment accelerates, the assumption that skilled trades are insulated from AI is starting to shift.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
Verb
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The beach town swells with visitors in the summer, though surfers flock here any time of year for the classic surf break Plage de Lafitenia and big waves surf spot Belharra.—
Anne Olivia Bauso,
Travel + Leisure,
21 May 2026
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Throughout, visiting tourist Madeleine (Kristen Stewart) stuffs her face with every kind of meat, vegetable and carb while her father Phil (Woody Harrelson) is the one whose stomach miraculously swells.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
Verb
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The film expands Haig’s play and includes additional characters and sequences, including the actual D-day invasion.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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And yet as the series expands from and twists around its simple horror concept (a wedding at the groom-to-be’s family house in the woods is fated for a titular dark catastrophe), Morrone’s performance as Rachel is able to shoulder the weight of quite a bit of backstory and a complicated endgame.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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