1
as in rolling
to form into a round compact mass
carefully rounded the dough and placed it on a cookie tray
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2
as in circling
to travel completely around
a monorail for visitors that rounds the park
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as in curving
to turn away from a straight line or course
rounded on the track and headed for the finish line
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Recent Examples of rounding
Like the Rice-A-Roni boxes of my ’90s and early 2000s upbringing, this handy side dish is simple to make and perfect for rounding out any meal.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Nov. 2025
Belton added third-quarter TD receptions of 14 and 19-yards -- set up by a Layne Woolard interception and Trai Captain fumble recovery, respectively -- from Jenkins that pushed the margin to 63-3, rounding out the scoring.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2025
While his odds have dipped slightly in recent days, Kiffin remains the top candidate at 45%, followed by Missouri’s Eliah Drinkwitz at 22%, Washington’s Jedd Fisch at 17%, and South Florida’s Alex Golesh rounding out the list.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Director Melissa Miller Costanzo‘s Run has crossed the finish line, with Chris Redd rounding out the cast of the drama based on Barrie Levitt Knee’s debut novel Plain Jane.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2025
This rounding practice isn't new and has been used in other countries such as Australia, Canada and New Zealand where low-denomination coins have been eliminated.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Need some looser apparel for rounding out your loungewear collection (or else wearing to yin yoga classes)?
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
So, to avoid lawsuits, retailers are rounding down.
—Ken Sweet, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
Freeman described his emotions rounding the bases to broadcaster FOX after the game.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Nov. 2025
Belton added third-quarter TD receptions of 14 and 19-yards -- set up by a Layne Woolard interception and Trai Captain fumble recovery, respectively -- from Jenkins that pushed the margin to 63-3, rounding out the scoring.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2025
While his odds have dipped slightly in recent days, Kiffin remains the top candidate at 45%, followed by Missouri’s Eliah Drinkwitz at 22%, Washington’s Jedd Fisch at 17%, and South Florida’s Alex Golesh rounding out the list.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Director Melissa Miller Costanzo‘s Run has crossed the finish line, with Chris Redd rounding out the cast of the drama based on Barrie Levitt Knee’s debut novel Plain Jane.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2025
This rounding practice isn't new and has been used in other countries such as Australia, Canada and New Zealand where low-denomination coins have been eliminated.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Need some looser apparel for rounding out your loungewear collection (or else wearing to yin yoga classes)?
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
So, to avoid lawsuits, retailers are rounding down.
—Ken Sweet, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
Freeman described his emotions rounding the bases to broadcaster FOX after the game.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounding
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Jim Irsay stood beside his private jet just days after the 2021 season ended and made sure the camera was rolling to capture his thoughts.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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The former governor lingered onstage after the cameras stopped rolling, shaking hands with donors and old friends, the trappings of power slipping away.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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As seen in a now-viral clip circling social media, a woman was spotted in the stands at Lambeau Field holding a sign created in full support of the retired NFL star.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
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Netflix, Comcast and Amazon MGM have been circling.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
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Other standout features include a custom brass kitchen and a curving brass staircase to match.—
Mekita Rivas,
Architectural Digest,
7 Nov. 2025
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So much of Brazil strains the imagination—the interminable skyline of São Paulo, the beaches of Rio curving between monoliths of granite, the aquamarine pools trapped between the undulating dunes of Lençóis Maranhenses.—
William O'Connor,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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There’s been a lot of fall-ready and royal-coded olive green, country-traversing boots, and power suiting.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
9 Nov. 2025
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The interstellar object is currently traversing the solar system, offering researchers a rare opportunity to study material from beyond our cosmic neighborhood.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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Even as this risk rises rapidly, there are still plans for launching mega constellations of tiny satellites akin to those that are already orbiting as part of SpaceX’s Starlink system, along with a newly emerging push for orbital data centers such as Nvidia’s Starcloud.—
Humberto Basilio,
Scientific American,
7 Nov. 2025
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While most satellite internet services operate from single geostationary satellites orbiting Earth at about 22,236 miles, Starlink is a constellation of thousands of satellites that operate from a low-Earth orbit, about 341 miles up.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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What Happens Next The storm is likely to lose strength after crossing the Vietnamese coast and moving northwest, toward northeast Cambodia, eastern Thailand and southern Laos later on Friday.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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For those who have a visa (or don’t need one), crossing between the two countries is typically done in a taxi via the Tancredo Neves Bridge.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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There is a lot of red—99 naval and coast guard vessels, to be precise, completely encircling Taiwan during PLA exercises last December.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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The vents encircling the stand’s rounded top handle cooling.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Rounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rounding. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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