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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
Fans of lucky numbers can look forward (or backward) to a series of special dates rounding out the end of June.
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Chrome is a rounding error to date.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 17 June 2026
Los Angeles topped the list with 70 reported attacks, with San Diego, Oakland, Long Beach and San Francisco rounding out the top 33.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
Meanwhile, 5-foot-10 winger Seth Jarvis was a critical top-six contributor, fully rounding out a forward group that had a ton of heavy skill but possessed it in unconventionally small packages.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 15 June 2026
Grisham hurt himself after hitting a two-run single and rounding first in the sixth inning of Friday’s loss to Toronto.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
By the third quarter of 2025, Wiz led with 19% revenue share and Microsoft sat right behind at 18%, with CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks rounding out the front of the pack.
—Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Rosenberger, who is headed to Northwest Florida State University, edged out Hagerty’s star sophomore Isaias Torres for the honor, and rounding out the top five were Jack Fleming of Winter Springs, Nate Davis of Bishop Moore and Max Sakala of Orangewood Christian.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2026
And rounding out the group were two first-time nominees.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
Melina Khan, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Chrome is a rounding error to date.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 17 June 2026
Los Angeles topped the list with 70 reported attacks, with San Diego, Oakland, Long Beach and San Francisco rounding out the top 33.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
Meanwhile, 5-foot-10 winger Seth Jarvis was a critical top-six contributor, fully rounding out a forward group that had a ton of heavy skill but possessed it in unconventionally small packages.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 15 June 2026
Grisham hurt himself after hitting a two-run single and rounding first in the sixth inning of Friday’s loss to Toronto.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
By the third quarter of 2025, Wiz led with 19% revenue share and Microsoft sat right behind at 18%, with CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks rounding out the front of the pack.
—Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Rosenberger, who is headed to Northwest Florida State University, edged out Hagerty’s star sophomore Isaias Torres for the honor, and rounding out the top five were Jack Fleming of Winter Springs, Nate Davis of Bishop Moore and Max Sakala of Orangewood Christian.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2026
And rounding out the group were two first-time nominees.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounding
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Each suitcase is made with four oversized, 360-degree spinner wheels and a lightweight hardshell case, which makes rolling them over different surfaces a breeze.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
22 June 2026
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There’s no drama outside of when the camera is rolling.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
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Other wearable tech companies have been circling this space.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
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Soon the sky would grow thick with circling helicopters and would stay that way for more than a week, the cutting of their rotor blades ominous and heartbreaking.—
Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
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The innovative Panoramic Display consists of a 48-inch screen curving from door to door along the base of the windshield.—
Robert Duffer,
AJC.com,
19 June 2026
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Gravitational lensing is a phenomenon that occurs when an object of great mass comes between Earth and a distant background source, curving the fabric of spacetime.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
18 June 2026
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Thursday saw the highest number of vessels traversing the strait since April, according to marine intelligence firm AXSMarine.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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The West Coast From Christchurch, the TranzAlpine train climbs westward, up and over the Southern Alps, traversing large viaducts which span roiling rivers.—
Steve Madgwick,
Travel + Leisure,
18 June 2026
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This is the first spaceflight for Cardman and Platonov, the fourth trip for Fincke, and the second for Yui, to the orbiting laboratory.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
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In 1981, astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen landed the Space Shuttle Columbia on that same dry lake bed, making history as the first orbiting space vehicle to leave Earth using rocket power and come back on an aircraft's wings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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The vote was 198-218, with 19 Republicans crossing the aisle to vote against it and seven Democrats voting for it.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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Catalina is the closest offshore island vacation west of the Mississippi, reachable in about 70 minutes from Long Beach, San Pedro or Dana Point on the smooth, fast-crossing ferries of Catalina Express.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
17 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 25 Jun. 2026.
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