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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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
Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
Named the best overall in our best wet-dry vacuums roundup, the Narwal S30 is a game changer for dual cleaning.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
This year, the Travel + Leisure team rounded up 10 of the most exciting small towns across the U.S. and divided them into categories to best suit your next getaway.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Here’s a roundup of the restaurants that received some of the lowest ratings in August.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
Named the best overall in our best wet-dry vacuums roundup, the Narwal S30 is a game changer for dual cleaning.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
Here's a round up of other recent polls: YouGov/Economist poll
42% approve
54% disapprove
More than half of those surveyed said in the YouGov/Economist poll that the country was on the wrong track and dissatisfied with the way American democracy is working.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
This year, the Travel + Leisure team rounded up 10 of the most exciting small towns across the U.S. and divided them into categories to best suit your next getaway.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025
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Over time, as AI tools became more integrated into our daily workflows—think live financial reporting or even inviting AI agents to meetings (remember AI doesn’t have a career at stake) to provide unbiased summaries—employee trust grew, and skepticism diminished.—
Paul Hudson,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
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They’re handed last month’s P&L and a cash flow summary, and assume that’s enough.—
Kirk W. McLaren,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Economists and others familiar with how the jobs numbers are collected have expressed confidence that Labor Department procedures will keep the data are safe from political interference.—
Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Like other Wisconsin Lottery games, the winner has 180 days from the draw date to collect their winnings.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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More than 100 people gathered at Idaho Capitol steps on Friday evening for the second annual Boise Trans March to rally for LGBTQ+ rights in Idaho — a state where these groups feel under attack.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Sep. 2025
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The screams, the reason everyone assembles, when the screams come, after a few collective inhales and exhales and a moment to gather one’s thoughts, the screams come like long guttural howls.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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The new batch will join nearly 8,300 other operational Starlink satellites up there, continuing to flesh out the biggest spacecraft network ever assembled.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Rainwater tends to accumulate at the road edges.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Rainwater tends to accumulate at the road edges.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Sep. 2025
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War-naming conventions There are a number of different ways in which wars are named, but they can be broadly grouped around place, participants or time.—
Esther Brito Ruiz,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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Now the departments are housed under one roof and grouped by areas of overlap instead of major.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Pittman noted reserve Reginald Vaughn tied for the lead on the defensive front with two tackles, the same number amassed by reserve Kaleb James.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
5 Sep. 2025
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Each has her own reason for joining the show, from brand sponsorships to trying to amass followers to even finding love.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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One of today’s co-hosts, France, has been unable to pass its own budget, let alone corral a continent into boosting its defense spending.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Then Moniak drove Palencia’s 1-1 slider into the right-field corner for the game-winner as Kyle Tucker tried to corral the baseball.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Roundup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roundup. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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