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
The fines for noncompliance are rounding errors.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
Pages spiked the knob of his bat into the dirt before rounding the bases.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Last year, a bill called the Common Cents Act was introduced in the House and Senate that would establish rounding rules for all cash transactions.
—Alison J. Stein, thehustle.co, 1 May 2026
At $150,000, the stakes are high enough that the difference between the right deposit account and the wrong one isn't just a rounding error.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Noah grew up in Strafford, a town with a 2020 census population of 1,094 — not a typo, not a rounding error, just one thousand and ninety-four people.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
The problems began on April 4, when Schanuel was rounding third and had to quickly slam on the brakes.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
And that means that as far as disrupting the flow of the game, ABS is basically within a rounding error to no impact at all.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026
Bad Bunny comes in second behind Swift on the artist chart, while Drake came in third, The Weeknd in fourth and Ariana Grande rounding out the Top 5.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
Pages spiked the knob of his bat into the dirt before rounding the bases.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Last year, a bill called the Common Cents Act was introduced in the House and Senate that would establish rounding rules for all cash transactions.
—Alison J. Stein, thehustle.co, 1 May 2026
At $150,000, the stakes are high enough that the difference between the right deposit account and the wrong one isn't just a rounding error.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Noah grew up in Strafford, a town with a 2020 census population of 1,094 — not a typo, not a rounding error, just one thousand and ninety-four people.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
The problems began on April 4, when Schanuel was rounding third and had to quickly slam on the brakes.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
And that means that as far as disrupting the flow of the game, ABS is basically within a rounding error to no impact at all.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026
Bad Bunny comes in second behind Swift on the artist chart, while Drake came in third, The Weeknd in fourth and Ariana Grande rounding out the Top 5.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounding
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Guests who prefer imbibing to detoxing can also book cigar-rolling workshops, wine and rum tastings, and even personalized private dinners in Le Cave, which is the oldest wine cellar in the region and down the stairs from L’Oursin.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 May 2026
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In real life, once the cameras stop rolling, Wallace and McGarry have bonded over their dog named Darla, who made her online debut in March 2024.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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Per the logline, in Season 2 the Dars are drowning in dirty cash and Philly’s sketchiest crooks are circling.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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Other carriers, smelling blood, had been circling for nearly a year if not longer, and within hours of the airline's collapse were scrambling to both fly ticketed Spirit customers and add to their schedules in the absence left by Spirit's yellow planes.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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Wilson is zoned for the 9th District, which extends across most of the state’s southern border before curving up to encompass the largely white and affluent Nashville suburbs.—
Matt Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Wilson is zoned for the 9th District, which extends across most of the state’s southern border before curving up to encompass the largely white and affluent Nashville suburbs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 May 2026
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Again, his narration for the eight-part series, which used captivating cinematography and told dramatic stories of animals traversing the natural world, won an Emmy.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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After recuperating from burns to his hands and face suffered in the crash, Morris went back to meet his wife in France, and eventually made their way in July back to Homewood, traversing the Atlantic this time by steamer.—
Paul Eisenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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As companies compete for available land on earth and face criticism from neighbors who don’t want to live near data centers, orbiting tech stands to benefit from the absence of neighbors, endless solar power, and cold temperatures that GPUs need.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
6 May 2026
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While the payload fairing that protected the lander before deployment reentered Earth’s atmosphere, the upper stage kept orbiting the Earth without ever reentering and burning up, Gray wrote.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Scabbing generally refers to crossing a picket line to work during a labor dispute.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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Europe is weeks away from crossing a critical threshold that represents a severe and immediate shortage of jet fuel, triggering many more flight cancelations and even the possible closures of smaller airports.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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The upper features criss-crossing straps across the toes and skinner straps encircling the ankle.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
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Existing storage facilities within Beijing’s Sixth Ring Road—an encircling expressway about 15 to 20 miles from the city center—are limited to storing a maximum of three drones or 10 core components while also being required to undergo police inspections.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Rounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rounding. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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