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
Cathay Pacific was followed by Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, ANA All Nippon Airways, and Japan Airways rounding out the top five.
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Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
On Wednesday, roughly a year after knee surgery and those miserable flights, Valera was rounding the bases following a home run in his first playoff start.
—Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Finally, rounding out celebrities’ September appearances in easy-to-grab Amazon styles is none other than Oprah Winfrey, who wore the Regina Pro Boots from the brand Vivaia (whose iconic sneakerina also presented itself on the feet of Lola Tung quite recently).
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
Slide Away then descends on Los Angeles’ Hollywood Palladium on May 29 and 30 with Cryogeyser, Mint Field, Ovlov, Seko, and Terraplana rounding out the lineup.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Sep. 2025
Wilfried Zaha had given Charlotte the ideal start in the 10th minute, keeping a 2-on-1 for himself and rounding Montreal goalkeeper Thomas Gillier for an easy finish.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025
Closing roughly 400 stores is like a rounding error for the coffee giant, which has more than 32,000 locations worldwide.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Using data from October 2024 orders, Instacart tallied candy preferences by state and found Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups topped the list for America’s favorite Halloween candy, with Peanut M&M’s and M&M’s rounding out the top three.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
But Arraez slowed while rounding second base and had to stop at third base.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
On Wednesday, roughly a year after knee surgery and those miserable flights, Valera was rounding the bases following a home run in his first playoff start.
—Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Finally, rounding out celebrities’ September appearances in easy-to-grab Amazon styles is none other than Oprah Winfrey, who wore the Regina Pro Boots from the brand Vivaia (whose iconic sneakerina also presented itself on the feet of Lola Tung quite recently).
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
Slide Away then descends on Los Angeles’ Hollywood Palladium on May 29 and 30 with Cryogeyser, Mint Field, Ovlov, Seko, and Terraplana rounding out the lineup.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Sep. 2025
Wilfried Zaha had given Charlotte the ideal start in the 10th minute, keeping a 2-on-1 for himself and rounding Montreal goalkeeper Thomas Gillier for an easy finish.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025
Closing roughly 400 stores is like a rounding error for the coffee giant, which has more than 32,000 locations worldwide.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Using data from October 2024 orders, Instacart tallied candy preferences by state and found Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups topped the list for America’s favorite Halloween candy, with Peanut M&M’s and M&M’s rounding out the top three.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
But Arraez slowed while rounding second base and had to stop at third base.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounding
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Shutdown hits when Dow is breaking records Overall, the economy has been rolling along.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The economy has been quietly weathering recession-like conditions since sometime in 2022, Wilson has argued throughout, with a recession not being picked up by conventional measurements but rather rolling through different segments of the economy, one at a time.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Two traditional Chinese dancers enter the frame, gracefully circling the robots as classical music plays.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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With Leonardo DiCaprio circling, other actors whose names have surfaced include Austin Butler, Adam Driver and Bradley Cooper.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
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Presented in Lightness & Tension, an exhibition curated by roving gallerist Ulysses de Santi, Simões’s work is rooted in material exploration, as seen in the Sleeper chair, a curving steel form that suggests Brazilian midcentury modernism.—
Rachel Gallaher,
Robb Report,
4 Oct. 2025
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Here the set becomes a comedy generator, a set of curving sides that Reeves can lean against and slide bonelessly down.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2025
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Many of the activities, such as hiking in Pisgah National Forest, viewing Looking Glass Falls, and traversing Sliding Rock in season, are outdoor-centric.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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Trails have suffered erosion, so take care while traversing them.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025
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Planet Nine is believed to be between five and 10 times the mass of Earth and would be orbiting the sun far beyond Pluto, at around 550 times the distance between Earth and the sun.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Mimas also has water Saturn's system is positively teeming with moons, where Enceladus is one of 274 natural satellites orbiting the ringed planet.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Border security and enforcement efforts remain strict, and crossing the border without authorization remains a crime.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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And how many more players around the league will suddenly be crossing the previously exclusive eight-digit threshold?—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The designs feature a star with water and green hills; a whale in water with a white bird underneath; and three turkey feathers encircling a chickadee.—
Chris Van Buskirk,
Boston Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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In the image from 1984, Prow Knob is almost entirely surrounded by the Alsek Glacier, but by 1999, the glacier had retreated, encircling only half of the mountain.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Rounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rounding. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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