ROUNDING UP Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

rounding up

verb

present participle of round up

as in assembling

to bring together in one body or place rounded everyone up for one final training session

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Recent Examples of rounding up In other environment news Federal officials are rounding up and relocating 450 wild horses in the Inyo National Forest, near Mono Lake. — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 The money comes from a $250 million trust fund set up by the Legislature to help cover the expenses incurred by law enforcement agencies working to meet a new state mandate to assist the federal government in rounding up and deporting immigrants. — Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026 The normally prickly and unsympathetic Harriet Oleson (Katherine MacGregor) switches gears into hero mode, rounding up the town's men to scour the countryside for the children who've become trapped. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026 Yes, those officials said, federal agents will be on hand at the venues, but, no, ICE won’t be rounding up soccer fans. — Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 8 June 2026 Restaurants close all the time around here, so much so that rounding up these closings is a regular feature in the South Florida Sun Sentinel. — Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026 For the Hulls and their neighbors, the work continues — rounding up cattle, repairing what can be saved and relying on a community that showed up without being asked. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026 Steves also recommends skipping tips at casual counter service spots, rounding up taxi fares and giving small tips to guides and hotel staff. — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2026 Yet another new study about the eating practice seeks to put doubts to rest after rounding up data from 22 randomized clinical trials. — New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2026

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Hackman spent the past decade assembling one of the world’s largest studio portfolios during a time production was booming.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
Russia’s Defense Ministry said the military carried out a strike on arms industry facilities in Kyiv overnight, hitting a plant that was manufacturing components for Flamingo cruise missiles and a facility assembling mid- and long-range drones.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026

Definition of assembling

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Some collectors are also looking beyond traditional categories of collecting and are interested in rare objects with a strong story behind them.

— George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026
One of the biggest challenges in robotics is collecting enough training data.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026

Definition of collecting

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By that point, for a variety of reasons, the culture of spas as gathering places in the summer was on the wane, and many spa towns had to reinvent themselves.

— Veronique Greenwood, Time, 9 July 2026
While one team spent 12 hours gathering information on potential victims in the area, the other worked actively on-site.

— Ella Moore July 9, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026

Definition of gathering

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News of the discovery prompted community outrage on social media, with the Facebook post amassing more than 1,200 reactions and comments as of July 13.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2026
Drafted as a running back, Hawthorne served mainly as a backup, amassing 527 career rushing yards and seven touchdowns.

— Jim Barnes July 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 July 2026

Definition of amassing

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For even better results, try hydrozoning, which involves grouping plants by their water needs.

— Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2026
But researchers like me are tackling the problem by studying mixtures that reflect real-world exposures and grouping chemicals with similar biological effects.

— Brad Reisfeld, The Conversation, 6 July 2026

Definition of grouping

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Henderson sent several texts to a partner at DTLA about picking up checks for his work in Val Verde, according to messages reviewed by The Times.

— Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Later in the second half, Olise teed up Ousmane Dembele with prodded outside-of-the-boot passes after picking up loose balls in front of the defence.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of picking up

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Some may continue using the drug, delay or forgo treatments proven to be effective, or remain convinced that the drug is helpful despite accumulating evidence to the contrary.

— Dannell D. Boatman, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
Carried across and buried again, accumulating the same debt under a different name.

— Nitin Rakesh, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of accumulating

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