rounded up

past tense of round up

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rounded up While there are countless scenic spots to visit this fall—Travel + Leisure has already rounded up the best spots—a few destinations stand out. Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2025 Meanwhile, suspects have been rounded up locally and across state lines. FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025 Here, our editors have rounded up seven things that good Southern hosts always have on hand for unexpected guests. Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025 Rather than waste more time, Michael Fischer, owner of Brew City Kayak, rounded up four kayaks and took to the Kinnikinnic River to search. Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 24 Aug. 2025 The court, taking up the matter on its own following alarming reports of dog attacks, including where children had been mauled to death, had ordered that all stray dogs in the capital territory be rounded up and permanently locked in shelters within eight weeks. Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025 These people are vital to the Florida economy, yet they are being rounded up like criminals. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025 Immigration agents arrested people outside the center, the site where Japanese-Americans bound for internment during World War II were rounded up. Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025 Everything else is generally rounded up. Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounded up
Verb
  • Online sites and services with content meant for children under the age of 13 are required to let parents know what personal information is collected and get their consent, under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule, passed by Congress in 1998 and updated by the FTC in 2012.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The government has already collected $150 billion in tariffs through July 2025, with monthly collections now running at roughly $30 billion.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The new batch will join nearly 8,300 other operational Starlink satellites up there, continuing to flesh out the biggest spacecraft network ever assembled.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The two delivery men moved my couch into a different room in my home, and assembled the sofa.
    Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • It is said the bees gathered at the cemetery, resting on the tent over the grave and on the floral displays, returning to their hives after the service concluded.
    Elizabeth Bass Parman, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • More than 100 people gathered at Idaho Capitol steps on Friday evening for the second annual Boise Trans March to rally for LGBTQ+ rights in Idaho — a state where these groups feel under attack.
    Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Software-defined The Neue Klasse is a clean-sheet design, and BMW has used this as an opportunity to clear out the legacy cruft that has accumulated over the years.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
  • By the end, Sabalenka had accumulated more than twice as many winners as Pegula, 43-21.
    Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Half of the miscellaneous productions also blew their budgets though they aren't grouped under one franchise.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • War-naming conventions There are a number of different ways in which wars are named, but they can be broadly grouped around place, participants or time.
    Esther Brito Ruiz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But on a day when Mizzou amassed 595 total yards, converted 4 of 5 fourth downs and got an excellent effort from first-year starting quarterback Beau Pribula, surrendering possession had to fill Kansas followers with a sense of dread.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Time crunches led the team of four — including production assistant Chaandmon Croft — to streamline the pilot process so other departments could quickly work with material amassed between takes that could start and restart from various points in a song.
    Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ahead of the season, the set has already garnered glowing reviews from Amazon shoppers for its versatility.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2025
  • On TikTok, there are endless videos featuring fan theories and commentary that have garnered thousands of views.
    Olivia Petter, Vogue, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Rounded up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rounded%20up. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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