ROUND UP Synonyms: 111 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈrau̇nd-ˌəp

Definition of roundup

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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Noun

Our preseason coverage is a springboard to months of coverage that will include game stories, roundups, rankings, features, breaking news and more. — Darren Sabedra, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026 Here’s a roundup of the top education stories shaping Tarrant County classrooms this week. — Star-Telegram Staff. Produced With Ai Assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Aug. 2026

Verb

Totals ending in three, four, eight or nine may be rounded up. — Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The first of those events, in 2014, occurred in Nevada, when representatives of the Bureau of Land Management, sought to round up the Bundy’s livestock after an ongoing dispute over unpaid grazing fees. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for roundup

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Noun

This summary does an injustice to the originality and the sophistication of Tregenza’s way with narrative form.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026
That court hearing was preceded by an unusual and disturbing summary of the case filed with the court by Hochman.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of summary

Verb

More than 60% of China’s albumin market is supplied by foreign manufacturers and all of it is made from plasma collected in the US, according to a 2024 study co-authored by researchers from China’s national and Zhejiang drug inspection authorities.

— CNN Staff, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
The team drew on expertise from astronomy, using telescope technology and adaptive optics to compensate for atmospheric turbulence and precisely collect and control the light.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of collect

Verb

The government said Khan’s supporters had begun gathering outside the private hospital in violation of the court order, which required them to stay away from the medical facility to avoid inconveniencing other patients.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
That same day, hundreds of women gathered outside the courthouse where Clancy is standing trial, wearing bright pink, in an attempt to raise awareness around maternal mental health.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

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Verb

The Progress Center assembles the workhorse vehicle for Russia, the Soyuz-2 vehicle, as well as the newer Soyuz-5 rocket.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
Instead of assembling every major component at a construction site, Apollo plans to manufacture key systems in factories.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of assemble

Verb

Pozen leans on the step-up in basis at death, which wipes out the capital gains accumulated during an owner's lifetime, and his column is careful to say this applies to money held outside retirement accounts.

— Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
According to Baseball Reference and FanGraphs, that trio has accumulated more than half of Houston’s offensive WAR.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of accumulate

Verb

Additionally, the bill would group private detention facilities with licensed behavioral health facilities already governed by strict state operating guidelines.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026
But the part to focus on is the State Street SPDR S & P 500 ETF Trust’s (SPY) roughly 13% year-to-date gain surrounded by the other nine sectors that are more closely grouped around the benchmark S & P 500.

— Todd Gordon, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of group

Verb

In 2023, Gupta set a Guinness World Record for the largest collection of factices, amassing more than 3,000 in his collection ranging in value from $2,000 to $100,000.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
During China’s property boom years, many developers, including Evergrande, amassed huge debts to build housing, feeding demand as the country grew wealthier.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of amass

Verb

But Hamlin successfully corralled an interception on Saturday, an important data point.

— Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
But a backline that struggled to string any passes was easily corralled, putting too much on the likes of forwards Jasper Wiese, Malcolm Marx and Paul de Villiers to produce something.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

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