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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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as in smooth
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Recent Examples of rounded
Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 25 July 2025
These are rounded glassy squares with icons that feature rounded glassy designs.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2025
The reclined angle is ideal for lounging, and the rounded front won’t dig into the backs of your knees.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 23 July 2025
The dress featured a rounded neckline and mini hem with flared short sleeves.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 18 July 2025
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Verb
Murray's eldest daughter matched with Roemer in a kid-friendly version of the dress that featured a rounded neckline and tulle skirt embroidered with dainty flowers.
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 25 July 2025
These are rounded glassy squares with icons that feature rounded glassy designs.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2025
The reclined angle is ideal for lounging, and the rounded front won’t dig into the backs of your knees.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 23 July 2025
The dress featured a rounded neckline and mini hem with flared short sleeves.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounded
Verb
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Crosby continued his nearly 20-year assault on the Philadelphia Flyers with a 4-point outburst as the Penguins rolled to a 7-3 victory at PPG Paints Arena in their final game before the Christmas break.—
Josh Yohe,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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Democrats pressing to streamline the prior authorization process in Medicare Advantage have made some last-minute changes that add cost to the plan and could complicate its chances of being rolled into a year-end health deal.—
Victoria Knight,
Axios,
10 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Her ghost of Christmas future is a funereal specter without a face, circled by dark moths.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Dec. 2024
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Some of us circled the toys and left the catalog open to strategic pages for all to see.—
Dawn Mitchell,
The Indianapolis Star,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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This further makes the case for new H&M home finds like the Bubbly Stoneware Bowl, whose bulbous nature will play off the linearity of your bookshelves and end tables exceptionally well.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
14 Aug. 2025
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The Xenomorph is a person inside a Xenomorph suit with its gruesome bulbous head and alien drool.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Approximation of the smooth, unblinking surface of polished stone or metal.—
Emily Witt,
New Yorker,
13 Aug. 2025
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This year, the smooth, rounded, metallic gem is the third-largest diamond found so far, the park said.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The wrappers don’t have to be a perfect circle, just roundish.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Jan. 2025
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In the map created for the 2022 film, Gotham is three islands that are almost roundish, jagged circles connected by bridges, so the Tricorner Bridge is kind of like the Brooklyn Bridge, but not quite.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
20 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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The game is playable on Nintendo Switch 1, so everyone has a chance to get in on the spherical action.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
31 July 2025
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Those arguing that this is a special version of the movie that exists only in one specific and spherical context are right, but so are impending fears around AI manipulation in cinema and that a classic has to be made better.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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Never a perfect circle, but dependably rotund, the doughnuts are large enough to tear at greedily and still last the entire drive home.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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The toy, named Psyduck—intended for humans—is a rotund duck-like creature prone to splitting headaches.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2023
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This latest development comes less than a week after Loop introduced its circular polyester resin made entirely from textile waste, known as Twist.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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Scrub with a soft sponge in circular motions, focusing on those stained areas.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Rounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rounded. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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