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

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

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Noun

The summaries have the stiff, cautious tone of a book report written by a student who only watched the movie.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
In financial institutions, this is extended, as AI copilots help analysts draft first-pass regulatory summaries, run stress-testing simulations, analyze trade anomalies and produce documentation for complex risk models.

— Peter Smulovics, Forbes.com, 14 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

So So Fed opened for Sunday dinner — and nobody had assembled the siu mai dumplings.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Muck Rack notes that PR and communications can influence generative engine optimization because AI systems draw on authoritative third-party sources when assembling answers.

— Andrey Insarov, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of assemble

Verb

The system is a maze in which laws collide with gray areas, where layers upon layers of policy have accumulated over decades in a pile waiting for reform that has never come.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
This wasn’t an isolated incident; other concrete gifts that Wilson has accumulated this year now decorate the backyard in Ridgewood, Queens.

— Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of accumulate

Verb

Pantone grouped 20 of the new shades into four trend palettes demonstrating how its forecast for bolder color can take several markedly different forms.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026
Through specialized processes, Prysmian can group nearly 7,000 individual fibers into a single cable.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of group

Verb

Speakers noted the Republican nominee's oil and gas investments as the energy sector amasses profits while the Iran war drives up fuel costs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
An elegant attacking batter, Ganguly scored 16 test and 22 one-day international centuries, amassing more than 18,000 runs across both formats.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of amass

Verb

Los Angeles police corralled and arrested scores of minibike riders on Sunday, thwarting a takeover of 6th Street Bridge.

— Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
But with two outs in the inning, Sox shortstop Colson Montgomery hit a liner that Mangum had no chance of corralling for a double off the right-field wall.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

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