rounded up

past tense of round up

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rounded up Stars like Einbinder and Susan Sarandon were rounded up for demanding an end to Israel’s military actions in Gaza and southern Lebanon ahead of the Israeli PM’s speech at UN headquarters. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026 In August, a judge awarded around $73,000 to one law firm and just under $14,000 to another after lawyers successfully challenged the detention of some of the immigrants rounded up that October day. — Idaho Statesman, 18 Sep. 2026 As the movie enters theaters, THR has rounded up what critics are saying, below. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026 For motorists with electric vehicles, the average kilowatt hour cost at charging stations in Florida on Sunday rounded up to 41 cents, a rate mostly unchanged since early March. — News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026 In the 1930s, the Nazi government used a variety of forms of public data including tax returns and census records to help identify Jews who would be rounded up and sent to concentration camps where millions were killed. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Philip and Chyna rounded up dozens of official watch party spots across the city — 📖 Check out the full guide here for every school that CharlotteFive’s Heidi Finley and team found. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026 The images that sparked her into action – ICE’s rough treatment of people of color being rounded up, former DHS chief Kristi Noem posing in front of shirtless men in a Salvadoran prison – hit close to home. — Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 Netflix has once again rounded up a slate of high-profile actors for an original feature film, one that has, unsurprisingly, hit #1 on the service immediately. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounded up
Verb
  • Kristin, a cool, calm, and collected crisis negotiator from the purple tribe, negotiates with Kilby, a game designer from Canada on the yellow tribe.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Moving through the world with a little more intention and feeling a little more collected.
    — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • On a budget of just $15 million, Yamazaki assembled a visual effects team of just 35 artists to create 610 effects shots.
    — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The machine’s roughly 80-ton tower was delivered in two sections and assembled on site.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Hours after the tragedy occurred, dozens of community members and teenagers gathered in Manhattan’s East Village at the intersection of East 14th Street and First Avenue to pay tribute to Serkov.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Prosecutors assembled thousands of pages of text messages and emails, obtained bank and flight records, gathered corroborating witnesses, and collected video footage of freak-offs and the damning tape of Combs attacking Ventura.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The former Michigan State stand out accumulated 70 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The companies that scale well are not the ones that never accumulated operational debt.
    — Jeremy Bradley-Silverio Donato, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • For the occasion Rossi, who launched his brand after years of studying shoemaking under his footwear-guru father Sergio, has retraced the trajectory of his creative process and grouped his designs in a photographic tome published by Rizzoli.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Kardaris grouped ibogaine with other psychedelic or psychoactive substances that have drawn public interest.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The winger’s two goals and near-third played a massive role in the 3-0 lead Sporting amassed just 15 minutes into its last match.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Whitley amassed a 52-16 record and won two region titles at Creekside before taking over at Stockbridge.
    — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The circumstances surrounding Wells' death garnered national interest after the college football player went missing on the 4th of July after going on a boat trip with friends to Horn Island.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • In 2025 alone, Vanity Fair’s video series—including Lie Detector, Scene Selection and Expert Reviews—garnered over 830M global views across the magazine’s YouTube and social channels.
    — Vanity Fair, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026

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“Rounded up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rounded%20up. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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