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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
Nike Alphafly 3 Sneaker Featured on our roundup of the best shoes for running marathons, Nike’s Alphafly 3 is a beast that will keep on performing — during race days and training sessions alike. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026 For a bigger setup, our best smart home security systems roundup has more options. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
For motorists with electric vehicles, the average kilowatt hour cost at charging stations in Florida on Sunday rounded up to 41 cents, a rate mostly unchanged since early March. — News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026 In the 1930s, the Nazi government used a variety of forms of public data including tax returns and census records to help identify Jews who would be rounded up and sent to concentration camps where millions were killed. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 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
  • Plot summary Severance’s protagonist, Mark Scout (Adam Scott), is a former history professor who opted for the severance procedure to escape his intense grief after the sudden death of his wife, Gemma (Dichen Lachman).
    — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The records acquired by the Sentinel and Sun Sentinel expand and detail the broad findings in an executive summary of the report, which was first obtained by the Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times in 2025.
    — Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of summary
Verb
  • Inside the 300,000-square-foot building are more than 1,300 works on view at opening, drawn from the museum’s permanent collection — built largely from Lucas’ decades of collecting — as well as loans from other institutions and private collections.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • His reboot of the ’90s zombie video game has collected $60 million in its opening weekend.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of collect
Verb
  • Hours after the tragedy occurred, dozens of community members and teenagers gathered in Manhattan’s East Village at the intersection of East 14th Street and First Avenue to pay tribute to Serkov.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026
  • About 60 present and past members of the Aurora Lamplighter Chorus and Elgin’s Fox Valley Harmonizers gathered in August to celebrate each group’s 80th anniversary.
    — Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of gather
Verb
  • Much like an engine compresses fuel before ignition, FLARE first assembles the fuel to high density before delivering a separate, rapid burst of energy to trigger fusion.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
  • If assembling a cheese board isn’t happening this week, this tray does it for you.
    — Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of assemble
Verb
  • One only has to follow the money to understand why progress isn’t accelerating at the same rate that fashion waste is accumulating.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • But as hikes accumulate, the focus can shift to deposit costs, the yield curve — and, ultimately, whether higher borrowing costs begin to hurt the economy and credit quality.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of accumulate
Verb
  • Kardaris grouped ibogaine with other psychedelic or psychoactive substances that have drawn public interest.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • One of these political traditions – which can broadly be grouped as progressive nationalist – understood national sovereignty as the capacity to determine Brazil’s economic and political development on its own terms.
    — Andre Pagliarini, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of group
Verb
  • For most people, the quickest way to amass a large rewards balance is to earn a welcome bonus from a new credit card.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Irsay, who died last year, had spent decades amassing a collection that ranged from presidential documents and Jack Kerouac’s original typescript for On the Road to some of the most famous guitars in rock history.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of amass
Verb
  • Like, say, corralling the Chicago School Board, which makes speaking to us look like attending a tea party.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Summit goalkeeper Abby Smith was unable to corral the ball in the 55th minute, and Reign forward Brittany Ratcliffe scored to trim the lead to 2-1.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of corral

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