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
Just a seven-game series with defending champion Oklahoma City, which began the season 25-1 and, after dealing with midseason injuries, appears to be rounding into form once more.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
Guard Rachel Banham re-signed with the Sky on a one-year, $425,000 deal, per sources, rounding out the backcourt with another veteran who can bring 3-point shooting acumen.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
Thousands of Amazon shoppers are rounding out their spring closets with a breezy alternative to tight jeans.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Green marble covers the walls, rounding corners with sinuous Art Moderne curves.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
The poll comes as Mamdani is rounding out his first 100 days in office.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
Alex Palou won the pole position with David Malukas, Graham Rahal, Marcus Armstrong and Kyle Kirkwood rounding out the top five.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Netflix is rounding out casting for Kennedy, its upcoming drama series that explores the lives, loves, rivalries and tragedies of the Kennedy family.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
Until Rantanen’s return, Dallas is currently without four forwards — with Roope Hintz and Radek Faksa rounding out that list.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
Guard Rachel Banham re-signed with the Sky on a one-year, $425,000 deal, per sources, rounding out the backcourt with another veteran who can bring 3-point shooting acumen.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
Thousands of Amazon shoppers are rounding out their spring closets with a breezy alternative to tight jeans.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Green marble covers the walls, rounding corners with sinuous Art Moderne curves.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
The poll comes as Mamdani is rounding out his first 100 days in office.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
Alex Palou won the pole position with David Malukas, Graham Rahal, Marcus Armstrong and Kyle Kirkwood rounding out the top five.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Netflix is rounding out casting for Kennedy, its upcoming drama series that explores the lives, loves, rivalries and tragedies of the Kennedy family.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
Until Rantanen’s return, Dallas is currently without four forwards — with Roope Hintz and Radek Faksa rounding out that list.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounding
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Brandon Patterson has been through a lot in the nine years since rolling a Jeep left him paralyzed.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Continue rolling and cooking the tortillas in batches, making sure to return the oil to 350 degrees between batches.—
Carole Kotkin,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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The 10-day mission involves circling the moon in a flyby manner (and not landing on the surface) and, in doing so, establishing the record for the farthest that humans have ever ventured into space.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Financial regulators are already circling.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Apr. 2026
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The flat roofline and angled exterior are complemented by a curving stair and lush garden just beyond.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Apr. 2026
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When planning out your garden wall, consider curving the edges upward.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
9 Apr. 2026
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Activists are riled up over the food delivery robots traversing the city, operated by the delivery companies Coco and Serve Robotics.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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In the clip, Meghan follows behind them filming as Harry leads the way, traversing across the trail and turning frequently to keep an eye on 6-year-old Archie.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
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The three cosmonauts currently living on the orbiting lab — Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, Sergei Mikaev and Andrey Fedyaev — did not participate.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Among these was Skylab, America's first orbiting space station, which launched on May 14, 1973.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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This time, the neutrinos seemed to be changing fast enough to oscillate while crossing a room.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026
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Later, grandmother and granddaughter drive down a road of African palm trees, passing a lorry load of immigrants, monotonous electricity grid lines crossing the sky and workers fumigating trees, Villalobos accumulating details of a harsh contemporary world.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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In recent years, Beijing has stepped up military drills near Taiwan, even encircling the island by land, air and sea last year.—
Ashish Valentine,
NPR,
7 Apr. 2026
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The flower has a row of large outer petals (guard petals) encircling a center of petalodes or small, narrow yellow inner petals.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Rounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rounding. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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