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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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
Ohtani flipped his bat, turned to his dugout and pushed his hands forward before rounding the bases.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
It's followed by Zermatt, Switzerland, Mürren, Switzerland, and Les Arcs, France, rounding out the top five.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
Next comes the Indian Ocean, with stops in Mauritius and Réunion, before rounding South Africa and crossing the Atlantic back to Antigua in April 2027.
—Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2026
Following Odsonne Édouard's second-half equalizer, Tosin snatched three points for Lorient in the 65th minute, fluffing his initial attempt before rounding the Lens goalkeeper to score.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
Dallas has won 10 games in a row, a new franchise record, and appears to be rounding into form during the home stretch of the regular season.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
If their markets get too pricey, rounding out the room with Kirk would make sense, too.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Entertainment is plentiful, with Postmodern Jukebox-style jazz from Ginetta’s Vendetta on Mondays, backgammon on Tuesdays, local singer-songwriters on Wednesdays and burlesque on Thursdays — and more live music rounding out the weekend.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
Some retailers, fearing legal troubles, automatically began rounding down.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 5 Mar. 2026
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
It's followed by Zermatt, Switzerland, Mürren, Switzerland, and Les Arcs, France, rounding out the top five.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
Next comes the Indian Ocean, with stops in Mauritius and Réunion, before rounding South Africa and crossing the Atlantic back to Antigua in April 2027.
—Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2026
Following Odsonne Édouard's second-half equalizer, Tosin snatched three points for Lorient in the 65th minute, fluffing his initial attempt before rounding the Lens goalkeeper to score.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
Dallas has won 10 games in a row, a new franchise record, and appears to be rounding into form during the home stretch of the regular season.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
If their markets get too pricey, rounding out the room with Kirk would make sense, too.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Entertainment is plentiful, with Postmodern Jukebox-style jazz from Ginetta’s Vendetta on Mondays, backgammon on Tuesdays, local singer-songwriters on Wednesdays and burlesque on Thursdays — and more live music rounding out the weekend.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
Some retailers, fearing legal troubles, automatically began rounding down.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounding
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The city is surrounded by rolling hills that turn a vivid green in spring and are dotted with incredible wineries that offer sweeping views of the Blue Ridge Mountains.—
Annie Daly,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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Once the credits have finished rolling, retreat to sleep in one of their funky Spartan trailers, kitted out in Atomic Age furnishings.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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There do not seem to be sharks circling.—
Xuan Juliana Wang,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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The character prompted a Hollywood backlash and global media storm last September after Van der Velden revealed in panel in the industry focused Zurich Summit that agents were circling the AI creation for representation.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2026
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The chill all-day Mediterranean spot is Manja, noted by its huge, curving aqua pizza oven and porch swings.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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Last June, Naomi Welikala noticed a line curving around the block of her local American Legion, an unassuming building that rarely invited commotion.—
Emma Madden,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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The interior of the vehicle continues Lucid’s focus on a spacious cabin with significant storage and a large one-piece screen traversing most of the car’s front dash.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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The number of oil tankers traversing the strait has been in the single digits or zero each day for the past week, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence, compared to about 50 per day prior to the war.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
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The orbiting outpost's Canadarm2 grappled Cygnus XL that day, berthing it to the Unity module.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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And without a moon-orbiting relay, the far side is cut off from communicating with Earth.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
10 Mar. 2026
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Around the same time, a flight to Bangkok from Helsinki had to reroute south, crossing the Middle East.—
Zach Levitt,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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What Iran decides to do remains uncertain, but experts say a concerted attack on desalination plants would be crossing a clear red line.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
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Soon, that quarter-mile area encircling the Rockridge BART Station may be forced to welcome apartment complexes as tall as 75 feet, or roughly seven stories — more than double the 35-foot limit that the city currently allows.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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The sprawling Discover campus features a complex of four buildings encircling a large retention pond.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Rounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rounding. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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