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as in bulbous
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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
Allure, 14 Apr. 2025
The Efo cabinet with its rounded shapes in warm or dark wood features two Fs that each become the handle of a door.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 8 Apr. 2025
This pick includes a second shelf for storage (or decor), and the rounded edges remove any fear of bumping into sharp corners on your way in or out the door.
—Nora Taylor, Architectural Digest, 4 Apr. 2025
Spill prevention Some ice cube trays come with additional lips or rounded edges that help prevent spillage.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
The jade is naturally cool to the touch, soothing from the get-go, and the rounded shape lends to relaxing, circular massaging.
—Allure, 14 Apr. 2025
The Efo cabinet with its rounded shapes in warm or dark wood features two Fs that each become the handle of a door.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 8 Apr. 2025
This pick includes a second shelf for storage (or decor), and the rounded edges remove any fear of bumping into sharp corners on your way in or out the door.
—Nora Taylor, Architectural Digest, 4 Apr. 2025
Spill prevention Some ice cube trays come with additional lips or rounded edges that help prevent spillage.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounded
Adjective
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My mother loved to preserve figs, transforming the purple-and-green bulbous orbs to caramel-brown delicacies of sweetness.—
Claude Barilleaux,
Christian Science Monitor,
9 Apr. 2025
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And still the new bats might have gone unnoticed by many had Kay, the Yankees’ announcer, not pointed out the bulbous bat of Jazz Chisholm shortly before Chisholm hit a single during the rout of the Brewers a week ago.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Antioxidant-rich extracts from green tea and ginseng nourish, while lactic acid works in tandem to offer gentle exfoliation for a smoother texture.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2025
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While his speed has been knocked by evaluators, McMillan is a smooth route runner who can get open with his short-area quickness.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Apr. 2025
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
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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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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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There, eggs develop into a spherical embryo with six hooks that pierce through the intestinal wall to migrate to the animal's organs, primarily the liver.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 Apr. 2025
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Using a biofilm of Vibrio cholerae bacteria, Yunker’s team described the shape of the emerging biofilm as a spherical cap that resembles a contact lens.—
Carrie Arnold,
Quanta Magazine,
21 Apr. 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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The circular dots found near the center of the fossil indicate that a predatory marine reptile called a mosasaur took some bites of it.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
16 Apr. 2025
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The brand was recognized for using its knowledge to understand how trash can be used as part of a circular sustainability ecosystem for future automobiles.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Rounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rounded. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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