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as in smooth
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as in rolled
to form into a round compact mass
carefully rounded the dough and placed it on a cookie tray
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as in circled
to travel completely around
a monorail for visitors that rounds the park
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as in curved
to turn away from a straight line or course
rounded on the track and headed for the finish line
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Recent Examples of rounded
Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
Bright red toadstools, funky jelly fungus, and rounded puffball mushrooms in lawn grass may look alarming.
—Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 16 June 2026
ABC News, 17 June 2026
Burger King, Culver's, Dunkin', Little Caesars and Panera Bread rounded out the next tier with scores of 78.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
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Adjective
Despite popular belief, their rounded, conical teeth rarely cause a bite-off.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
Bright red toadstools, funky jelly fungus, and rounded puffball mushrooms in lawn grass may look alarming.
—Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 16 June 2026
Verb
After Edwards went fourth, Wisconsin forward Kirsten Simms rounded them out, going eighth to Toronto.
—ABC News, 17 June 2026
Burger King, Culver's, Dunkin', Little Caesars and Panera Bread rounded out the next tier with scores of 78.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounded
Adjective
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While the design was certainly understated, there was a touch of whimsy in the bulbous light fixtures and swirly, contemporary art pieces.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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Behind the glass sat a sea-foam green Hermes 3000, a pre-1966 model, instantly recognizable by its bulbous body and soft, swelling curves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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But the contact needs to be smooth to help with the disguise aspect.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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The smooth leather exterior truly gives it the appearance of a custom desk accessory.—
Jaha Nailah Avery,
Architectural Digest,
15 June 2026
Verb
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McQuillan, a Wake Forest recruit, went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run Saturday night as Mount Carmel rolled to an 11-2 victory over Naperville Central in the Class 4A third-place game at Slammers Stadium in Joliet.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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The extended schedule allowed the composer ample time to compose, so the score developed as the months rolled on.—
Jon Burlingame,
Variety,
14 June 2026
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The baseball traveled over the left-field wall and Perez circled the bases for the 313th time in his illustrious career.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2026
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Burnham has circled a potential seat near Manchester for months.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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Mechanical design shift Traditional stellarators require complex, curved three-dimensional magnetic coils to contain plasma.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
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Map an Outline A cut lawn edge can be curved or straight.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 June 2026
Adjective
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Some dots resemble pairs of eyes; others appear as overlapping roundish figures.—
Shanti Escalante-De Mattei,
ARTnews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Bieber’s stage was large, roundish, and mostly bare, with a hilly ridge around the edges.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Quickly pinch butter into flour mixture to create flattened pieces.—
Carla Hall,
Southern Living,
19 Nov. 2025
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The company’s smaller sized safes, which begin at $1,350 per year and are the size of a semi-flattened shoebox, are all currently occupied.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Jokic came off a pin-down from Braun to catch on the right wing — again making Gobert chase him around a screen — but air-balled the 3-pointer.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
23 Apr. 2026
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Bare root trees and shrubs, as the name suggests, are not sold in a pot or balled and burlapped.—
Dr. Lauren Kurtz,
Hartford Courant,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Rounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rounded. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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