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
Doue and Dembele also drop into midfield, while Kvaratskhelia is his usual destructive self off the left, rounding off a nightmare of rotations and raw running power that tempts defences out of their shape before smashing through.
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Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 29 May 2026
That 25-point gap is not a rounding error.
—Matt Rosenbaum, Fortune, 29 May 2026
And then on Wednesday, with Tatis at least reaching base regularly if not rounding them ever, Machado spoke specifically of he and Merrill.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
The incident report states that Falcone was in the wrong lane while rounding a sharp right turn and hit an embankment.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Even after a year of Google’s AI search overhaul, DuckDuckGo, Bing, Brave, and the rest of the competition continue to be little more than a rounding error.
—ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
He's also never won on tour, but he's been rounding into form lately.
—CBS News, 17 May 2026
Adames, the runner on second, was rounding third when Pages made the catch, and Los Angeles doubled off Adames at second in plenty of time.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
Gyllenhaal directed from her own script, with Jake Gyllenhaal and Penélope Cruz rounding out the cast.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 May 2026
Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 29 May 2026
That 25-point gap is not a rounding error.
—Matt Rosenbaum, Fortune, 29 May 2026
And then on Wednesday, with Tatis at least reaching base regularly if not rounding them ever, Machado spoke specifically of he and Merrill.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
The incident report states that Falcone was in the wrong lane while rounding a sharp right turn and hit an embankment.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Even after a year of Google’s AI search overhaul, DuckDuckGo, Bing, Brave, and the rest of the competition continue to be little more than a rounding error.
—ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
He's also never won on tour, but he's been rounding into form lately.
—CBS News, 17 May 2026
Adames, the runner on second, was rounding third when Pages made the catch, and Los Angeles doubled off Adames at second in plenty of time.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
Gyllenhaal directed from her own script, with Jake Gyllenhaal and Penélope Cruz rounding out the cast.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounding
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Pamushana's infinity pool glitters to the cliff edge, beneath which is the Malilangwe Dam and panoramic views of rolling hills covered in green mopane woodland and orange sandstone cliffs.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Anthropic, maker of Claude, one of the most popular artificial intelligence models on the market, has started the ball rolling on an initial public offering.—
John Ruwitch,
NPR,
1 June 2026
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Decades after Julian’s vanishing there, the band and various hangers-on recall eerie incidents both in and out of the house—rooms full of occult literature; pub full of haunting photographs—as well as the glimmering stranger circling the Orpheus-esque Julian.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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Plates of spicy edamame, beautifully cut sashimi and nigiri, panko-coated shrimp, and cooked-to-perfection sirloin and broccolini are all worth circling on the menu for future reference, as are the delicate strawberry and cheesecake mochi that round the sitting off.—
Lauren Keith,
Robb Report,
30 May 2026
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On the other side of the 15th floor is the large indoor pool that sits beneath a curving glass ceiling that brings in ample sunlight.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Akira Back is located inside The Henderson, the curving tower in Central Hong Kong designed by Zaha Hadid Architects.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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On the Iron Horse Regional Trail traversing Contra Costa and Alameda counties, the whir of electric bikes has become part of the summer soundtrack.—
Maddie White,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
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Over 65 hours The longest Amtrak train route is the Texas Eagle, which runs between Chicago and Los Angeles with a long leg spent traversing Texas (hence the name).—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
23 May 2026
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The mission spent more than 11 years orbiting Mars and studying its upper atmosphere.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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Scientists believe that one of the planetary nebula’s two orbiting stars — once bigger than our sun — gave up the ghost.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Everyone is crossing their fingers for a second season.—
Alessandra Codinha,
InStyle,
3 June 2026
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This is the Padres, who are crossing their fingers Jase Bowen can give them a spark.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2026
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Styled by Brad Goreski, Moore wore a custom cobalt blue Self Portrait gown with an oversized bow encircling the hips, falling into a train.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
22 May 2026
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Bad weather postponed a major construction project on Atlanta's primary highway encircling the city last weekend, but now the traffic chaos is here.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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“Rounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rounding. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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