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noun

ˈrau̇nd-ˌəp How to pronounce roundup (audio)
Definition of roundupnext
as in summary
a short statement of the main points I can't read 500 pages by tomorrow, so just give me the roundup

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round up

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verb

as in to collect
to bring together in one body or place rounded everyone up for one final training session

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Recent Examples of roundup
Noun
As Georgia’s college campuses are bustling with students again, this edition of the AJC On Campus roundup begins with a $250,000 settlement. — Jason Armesto, AJC.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Then be sure to read our guide to photographing solar system comets, along with our roundups of the best cameras and lenses for astrophotography. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
Philip and Chyna rounded up dozens of official watch party spots across the city — 📖 Check out the full guide here for every school that CharlotteFive’s Heidi Finley and team found. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026 The images that sparked her into action – ICE’s rough treatment of people of color being rounded up, former DHS chief Kristi Noem posing in front of shirtless men in a Salvadoran prison – hit close to home. — Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for roundup
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roundup
  1. summary
  2. collect
  3. gather
  4. assemble
  5. accumulate
  6. group
  7. amass
  8. corral
Noun
  • In the interests of full disclosure, Hussain writes for The Athletic, but few would challenge that summary of his status.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Humans can run dense regulatory documents through AI to get concise, actionable summaries that may also suggests policy updates or control improvements based on industry best practices.
    — Gaurav Kapoor, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of summary
Verb
  • Earlier this year, Johnson ordered Chicago police to collect evidence for possible felony charges against agents.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • After varying the ratios of grass to hay and corn, the milk was then collected to make Cantal cheese and analyzed both in labs and by a jury of consumer experts.
    — Vivian Song, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of collect
Verb
  • Every autumn, as the bay freezes, hundreds of these bears gather around it before heading out across the ice, and thousands of tourists come to see them.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 6 Sep. 2026
  • As my family gathered at my younger brother's apartment in downtown Philadelphia the next day, the mood was deeply heavy.
    — Laurel Dalrymple, NPR, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of gather
Verb
  • The latest contract builds on work that began in 2023, when GE Aerospace received initial funding for concept development and assembled the team that would work on the platform.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The football players receive 60 minutes against a roster that is usually bigger, faster, stronger and assembled with exponentially more money.
    — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of assemble
Verb
  • Hassouna and co-editor Denis LePaven pace the chronological patchwork of footage less as a story with a predestined shape, and more as shifting tiles of accumulating losses that the audience can traverse without being too overwhelmed.
    — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The forces of destruction accumulated through the Second World War.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of accumulate
Verb
  • The Board of County Commissioners approved a resolution last week toward the start of a seven-hour meeting, in a unanimous, single vote that grouped together numerous ordinances.
    — Sharon Udasin, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026
  • From TikTok videos to front tables at indie bookshops and in countless newsletters, a group of seemingly ubiquitous novels are being grouped together like ingredients for a distinctive personality type.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of group
Verb
  • There was once an NFL team with an embarrassment of talent amassed on its roster.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • At the time all the remaining KC Hardee’s shuttered, TV program Inside Edition posted a video online of a vacant Hardee’s in Blue Springs, which amassed nearly 1 million views.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of amass
Verb
  • Fix compared it to the Apollo mission, in which NASA corralled 20,000 companies and universities to make millions of parts to build a rocket none of them could have launched individually.
    — Nicolás Rivero, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The unusual encounter unfolded last week in Kirkland's Moss Bay neighborhood, where police were ultimately able to corral the wild animal before wildlife officials later returned it to its natural habitat.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of corral

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