rounded up

past tense of round up

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rounded up After October 7th, thousands were rounded up, bused to Ramallah, and dispersed across West Bank cities. Nirit Peled, New Yorker, 26 June 2026 As part of the proposal, prices would be rounded up to the nearest whole dollar, and the price of a regional monthly pass would go up $10 to $165. David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2026 Big Shoulders, to whom the Dean & Barbara White Foundation brought the project, rounded up 50 Andrean High School students to help, said Dan Kozlowski, the fund’s Northwest Indiana executive director. Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026 Huff Post rounded up some of Fey's best parenting quotes. Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 18 June 2026 Ponies at this park are regularly rounded up and auctioned off in the fall to manage population numbers. Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 17 June 2026 Here, our editors have rounded up seven things that good Southern hosts always have on hand for unexpected guests. Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 14 June 2026 The difficulty in obtaining visas and the fear of being rounded up by immigration agents are being blamed, in part, for less-than-expected tourist traffic. Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026 Ordinary Belarusians who took part in protests were rounded up and prosecuted, landing hundreds in the country’s notoriously brutal jails, while key opposition figures were imprisoned or forced into exile. Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 30 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounded up
Verb
  • Another instrument, the Venetia Burney Student Dust Counter, has collected data that has thrown New Horizon’s team a curveball, Brandt said.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • Our methodology To find the best business insurance for online and e-commerce companies, CNBC Select collected hundreds of data points on more than 10 companies offering business insurance.
    Liz Knueven, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • Dondi assembled a small but mighty team and established swim lanes.
    Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Luke Gennaro of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry said the exhibit was assembled on short notice after volunteers scrambled to secure donations from businesses across the state.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • Friends and family gathered on Monday to celebrate the life of former WJZ reporter and sports anchor Stan Saunders, who died on Friday, June 26.
    Adam Thompson, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Some demonstrators had gathered in the city within hours of the shooting.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • In Gaza City alone, around 25 million tons of debris have accumulated, Mohanna said.
    Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Look for areas where dry, brown grass has accumulated on the lawn and use a rake to remove or de-thatch it.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
Verb
  • The names are intermixed rather than grouped geographically, suggesting the indivisibility of Greater Hungary despite modern borders.
    Brett R. Chloupek, The Conversation, 15 July 2026
  • El Salvador has made this form of collective trials possible under a July 2023 reform of its criminal code, which allows for those detained under the state of emergency to be grouped according to their gangs or territories.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • His seven Star Wars videos have attracted uniform praise across thousands of comments and amassed 2 million views.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Brattin amassed $113,972 as of March 31, having secured more from donors than anyone else in the field.
    Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • Since the start of 2026, the New York Democrat has garnered only $500.
    Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026
  • Workload is part of the equation, and an aspect that’s garnered plenty of attention in Ohtani’s first full season balancing two-way duties since 2023.
    Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

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“Rounded up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rounded%20up. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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