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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
Anyone living in one of the dozens of surrounding villages, such as Nazareth, who was not rounded up must have cowered in fear behind closed doors or hidden in the various underground cisterns and hewn chambers beneath the ancient houses and courtyards of the Jewish villages.
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Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
The Atlas star recently rounded up her summer getaway trip to the Hamptons on her Instagram, sharing a selfie with Emme.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
But there was a problem; Lindsay wasn’t picking up her phone, so Melzetta rounded up a friend and went there.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
For those who aren’t chasing game but still want to wander the woods, wildlife officials have rounded up five safety tips to keep themselves safe while adventuring outside.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 26 Sep. 2025
Staffers have rounded up passports.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
In what looked like a deliberate provocation, police in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg rounded up local Azerbaijanis in June and accused them of crimes that were two decades old.
—Thomas De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2025
People are being rounded up off the streets without due process.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
More than the 300 South Korean nationals were among those rounded up for allegedly lacking necessary documentation to work in the United States.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
The Atlas star recently rounded up her summer getaway trip to the Hamptons on her Instagram, sharing a selfie with Emme.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
But there was a problem; Lindsay wasn’t picking up her phone, so Melzetta rounded up a friend and went there.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
For those who aren’t chasing game but still want to wander the woods, wildlife officials have rounded up five safety tips to keep themselves safe while adventuring outside.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 26 Sep. 2025
Staffers have rounded up passports.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
In what looked like a deliberate provocation, police in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg rounded up local Azerbaijanis in June and accused them of crimes that were two decades old.
—Thomas De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2025
People are being rounded up off the streets without due process.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
More than the 300 South Korean nationals were among those rounded up for allegedly lacking necessary documentation to work in the United States.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounded up
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In order to determine if the intriguing minerals were produced by microbial metabolism or an abiotic process, samples collected by the rover would need to be delivered to Earth for further analysis, team members have stressed.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Tagovailoa looked calm and collected in the first half.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Once assembled, each tool undergoes pressure testing to verify 100% sealing integrity.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
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For the Mariners, three of those are against the Colorado Rockies, one of the worst major-league teams ever assembled.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Des Moines following the arrest, calling for Roberts’s release.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
27 Sep. 2025
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Everyone is gathered around to hear the evidence that will tell us there wasn’t a ghost at all, nor a demon haunting these proceedings.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Smith’s half-sack against the Kansas City Chiefs remains the only such statistic the unit has accumulated so far.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Tigers accumulated 10 hits and four walks overall, but struck out 12 times and never scored again.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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While there was not a specific window of timing that constituted the early versus the late eating group, the researchers grouped participants relative to their peers.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
24 Sep. 2025
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For example, Reggio Emilia classrooms are grouped more traditionally by age, and teachers take on groups for one academic year (instead of three years, as in Montessori).—
Katrina Donham,
Parents,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Hays amassed land records and deeds, photos of interiors and exteriors of houses, and called to the stand an electricity expert to describe what low kilowatt usage might suggest about whether someone lives in a house or not.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Logan Rexroat registered a game-high 156 rushing yards on 18 carries, as Argyle amassed 292 yards on the ground.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The institute made this revelation on September 30, as humanoid robots from their startups garnered attention for their ability to work at shipyards and walk on streets.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Sep. 2025
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Photos shared online of the sandy-colored dog have garnered more than 520 upvotes, with users admiring his regal yet quirky appearance.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Rounded up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rounded%20up. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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