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to bring together in one body or place
rounded everyone up for one final training session
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Recent Examples of rounded up
Cowboy and cowgirl hoots and hollers complement the rumbling of the massive animals’ hooves as they’re rounded up into the corrals.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
Two Florida businessmen — one of them with a history of bankruptcies and liens — were among the four rounded up by the feds.
—Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The administration has gleefully posted imagery of individuals being rounded up and deported to a high-security, low-human rights facility in El Salvador.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
So, in honor of the ever-expanding canon of Halloween hits, Billboard recently rounded up the 25 biggest songs in the nightmarish niche based on chart performance.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
In a series of early morning raids on Wednesday, federal and state authorities rounded up six members of two Sureño gangs whose members have come up time and time again in some of the East Bay’s most shocking crimes of recent memory.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Newsweek has rounded up what several polls are saying about Mikie Sherrill’s chances of winning the New Jersey election.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
The court found his office wrongly rounded up Latinos in search of people in the country illegally.
—Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
If raking feels like a losing battle, the shopping editors at NBC Select rounded up the best leaf blowers to make yard cleanup faster and easier.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
Two Florida businessmen — one of them with a history of bankruptcies and liens — were among the four rounded up by the feds.
—Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The administration has gleefully posted imagery of individuals being rounded up and deported to a high-security, low-human rights facility in El Salvador.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
So, in honor of the ever-expanding canon of Halloween hits, Billboard recently rounded up the 25 biggest songs in the nightmarish niche based on chart performance.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
In a series of early morning raids on Wednesday, federal and state authorities rounded up six members of two Sureño gangs whose members have come up time and time again in some of the East Bay’s most shocking crimes of recent memory.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Newsweek has rounded up what several polls are saying about Mikie Sherrill’s chances of winning the New Jersey election.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
The court found his office wrongly rounded up Latinos in search of people in the country illegally.
—Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
If raking feels like a losing battle, the shopping editors at NBC Select rounded up the best leaf blowers to make yard cleanup faster and easier.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounded up
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Instead, the Golden Knights collected the puck and Pavel Dorofeyev scored to tie the game 10 seconds after Caufield reached the bench.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Oklahoma had the highest concentration of lightning strikes last year at 73 flashes per square mile, according to the 2025 lightning report from environmental consulting firm AEM, which used data collected from 1,8000 censors across the country.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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Not wanting to disappoint, but short on ingredients, Cardini quickly assembled some romaine lettuce, anchovies, breadcrumbs, and some other ingredients.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Most of the parts for such houses are assembled in a factory, like a car, then hauled to the property and put together.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
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Just outside Minneapolis, hundreds gathered in the frigid cold early Friday at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, the site of regular protests in recent weeks.—
KIMBERLEE KRUESI,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Dosunmu gathered the ball and passed it this time to Coby White, who launched his own counter.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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In the past few years, the four boys had indeed accumulated a slew of misdemeanor summons for a range of petty offenses—some dating back to October 1981, and others recorded as recently as November 1984.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Roadways are hazardous due to accumulated, blowing and drifting snow and roads may be very icy.—
Cheryl Vari,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
27 Jan. 2026
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In it, Bonta grouped Elk Grove with other communities with battered housing reputations.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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This pattern is re-enforced by the chart (below) of the squad grouped by positions.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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The 25-year-old menswear influencer produces content rooted in educational style advice that often focuses on timeless brands like Ralph Lauren and Giorgio Armani, and has rapidly amassed over 500,000 followers across TikTok and Instagram since 2022.—
Ashley Ogawa Clarke,
Vogue,
12 Jan. 2026
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Meg captured her now-8-year-old daughter using her new landline on Christmas and shared it on TikTok, and the video has already amassed over 3 million views.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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Last fiscal year’s total fundraising income was $16,976, including the Taste of the Arts Gala, which garnered $15,277; and the Art of Bowling event, which brought in $1,539, according to a budget document.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
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Some anecdotes of wealthy families moving away have garnered attention, but the overwhelming pattern of millionaire mobility (or lack thereof) indicates no aggregate loss of such households.—
Gregory D. Squires,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Rounded up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rounded%20up. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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